Abuja, Feb. 8, 2023 – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has condemned the killing of 16 Nigerians travelling in Burkina Faso as unjustifiable, callous and criminal.
NiDCOM Chairwoman Abike Dabiri-Erewa condemned the killing in a statemen on Tuesday.
The NiDCOM chair called on the Burkinabe authorities to fish out the perpetrators and prosecute them.
Dabiri-Erewa, who reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari‘s resolve to ensure “appropriate sanction” through diplomacy to those involved in the wicked killing, said it was a condemnable and barbaric act.
The NIDCOM boss joined others in condoling the families and friends of the deceased and prayed for the safety of other stranded Nigerians in the country.
“To those who were unjustifiably killed, especially as they were on spiritual pilgrimage, may Allah accept them into His martyrdom and quicken the pace of recovery of those injured survivors,” she prayed.
According to the statement, Muslim pilgrims, including 16 Nigerians, were allegedly shot and killed by Burkinabe soldiers on patrol. (GBN)
