Former Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora in Edo State, Osaze Osemuegie Ero, on Wednesday revealed that over 300 hundred Nigerians are incarcerated in Italy for crimes they did not commit.
Osaze,who spoke when he visited the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa,recalled how he was arrested in Amsterdam and jailed in Italy on trumped charges of being a Nigerian Mafia Kingpin, Osemuegie-Ero.
He was freed 18months later when there was no proof of evidence of guilt, he said
The former commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora who commended NIDCOM for promptness in handling issues affecting Nigerians in Diaspora, insisted that the victims deserve justice.
He emphasized the need for the commission to create awareness and sensitize relevant Ministries, Agencies and Departments on the dangers and dehumanizing conditions faced by Nigerians in Italian prisons.
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