Remember Ike Ekweremadu? No? Surely you do, Reader?
Last week, a Nigerian government delegation, led by the foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar, met officials at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to discuss Ekweremadu’s case. The delegation requested his deportation so he could serve his remaining sentence in Nigeria.
Hurrah! Trebles all round! The Prison service gets an empty cell to fill and the taxpayer's no longer on the hook for a foreign criminal!
A source at the MoJ has confirmed the request was rejected.
Wait, what?
It is understood the UK government was concerned that Nigeria could offer no guarantees that Ekweremadu would continue his prison sentence after being deported.
In other word, Nigerians - even high level government officials - are such notorious liars they can't be trusted? Then why do we even allow them an Embassy?
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