By Mercy Aikoye
Members of the lower chamber at the National Assembly have lamented the Illegal Incarceration of Okumah Chika and Discriminatory Arrests of Nigerians in the Republic of Benin.
This is as the House recalls that Okumah Chika, a Nigerian who legitimately and legally resides and works in the Republic of Benin is alleged to have been arrested by the country’s Police Service – the Republican Police (DGPR) on April 18, 2023.
The House is also concerned that Okumah Chika, who after his undergraduate academic programme in the Republic of Benin, worked as an Administrative Staff at ESFAM University in Port Novo, has been incarcerated at the Akpro-Missérété Prison since April 26, 2023, over allegations of internet fraud.
In a motion jointly moved by Hon. O. K Chinda, Hon. Fred Agbedi, Hon. Bitrus Laon Hon. Abdulsalam Dasuki, Hon. Felix Nwaeke, Hon. Kelechi Nwogu, Hon. Guger Onwusibe, Hon. Mark Esset, Hon. Rodney A., Hon. Nkewonta and Hon. Patrick Umoh, the lawmakers further expressed concern that after a series of investigations which confirmed that Okumah Chika is legally employed by ESFAM University, he is still being held in detention by the Republican Police authorities.
The House however resolved to mandate the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights and Diaspora to investigate the incessant mistreatment of Nigerians living in the Republic of Benin and report within two (2) weeks for further legislative action.
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