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Abike Dabiri Condemns IPOB’s Attack On Ike Ekwerenmadu In Germany

Abike Dabiri-Erewa

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned “in its entirety” the attack by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra,  on the former deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany.

In a statement reacting to  a viral video of an attack on the 57-year-old serving Senator in Nigeria, Dabiri-Erewa said that Ekweremadu was attending the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival in Nuremberg as a speaker/special guest of honour when he was reportedly beaten up.

“The incident is an embarrassment to the country.”

Dabiri said that though reliable sources have said some of those who carried out the attack have been apprehended but stressed the urgent need for drastic action to be taken.

“We call on the German government and law enforcement agencies to ensure that there are consequences for their actions.

“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.”

She called on Nigerians to be of good behaviour wherever they find themselves because such incidents tarnish the image of the country.

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Recall that earlier yesterday, August 17, Ekweremadu was on Saturday physically attacked by the mob while attending a cultural event in Germany.

Mr Ekweremadu, who confirmed the attack in a statement, said the attackers were members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a South-East secessionist group.

Earlier in the day, the video of his attack was widely circulated on social media.

In the one minute video the mob chanted ‘go back’ while trying to deny Mr Ekweremadu entry.

The lawmaker had initially retreated but later turned back towards the entrance of the venue. In reaction, the men furiously dragged Mr Ekweremadu out of the venue, ripping his cloth.

However, in a statement reacting to the incident, a media aide to the lawmaker, Uche Anichukwu, claimed Mr Ekweremadu was well received by the Ndi-Igbo community in Germany.

The statement said things, however, went out of hand when members of IPOB frontally denied the lawmaker entry to the venue of an event to which he was invited to deliver a speech.

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