South Korea hunts for missing Nigerian officials

By Agency Reporter

The South Korean Government has mounted a search for 14 unnamed Nigerian government officials who disappeared during an official visit to the Asian nation two months ago.


Nigeria’s Charge d’Affaires in the Republic of Korea, Babagana Wakil, who made known the development, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Seoul that of the 21-man delegation on the official trip, only seven returned home.

Wakil urged the Federal Government to evolve measures to prevent the defection of Nigerians, especially government officials. He said both the Nigerian Embassy and the Korean authorities were getting worried about the increasing rate of defection of Nigerians on official visits to South Korea.

“But the most worrisome is that most of those who defected are big people. I still have their list here. The authorities here in Korea are still looking for them and the embassy is giving the necessary support in the effort to track them,” Wakil said. According to him, the defectors took advantage of the fact that the police do not harass illegal foreigners.

“You may be in this country for years without valid papers and may not be disturbed by the police provided you don’t commit any crime,” Wakil said. He said the embassy was also worried about the high rate of involvement of Nigerians in crime.

Wakil said that about two weeks ago, a Nigerian was arrested in Seoul for assaulting a Canadian lady. He said Nigerians were known for credit card scams, lamenting that the situation was giving the country a bad name
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