As the Federal Government condemns the attack of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that some of the attackers have been arrested.
Ekweremadu was attacked at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany.
As seen in a viral video, Ekweremadu, who was attending as a speaker and special guest of honour at the event organised by the Ndi-igbo Germany community, was nearly lynched by men who described themselves as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
“‘Shame on you. You are celebrating here when they are killing your children and raping your women at home,” one of the attackers said in a video.
But Dabiri-Erewa in a statement on Saturday described the incident as an embarrassment to the country, noting that some of those who committed the act had been apprehended.
She and called on the German government and law enforcement agencies to ensure they faced the consequences of their actions.
She said, “It is also shamefully pathetic that an event which was nobly put together by the Ndi-Igbo community in Germany whose members make up the majority of Nigerians living in Germany, to amongst other things provide a forum for the Diasporans and various stakeholders to network and to facilitate a better cooperation between German and Nigerian businesses, ended up in such a disgraceful manner.”
