FG Constitutes Committee to Probe Death of 26 Nigerian Teenage Girls

The federal government has constituted a ministerial committee to unravel the circumstances which led to the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls in the Mediterranean early this month.

A presidential source made this disclosure to THISDAY last night in reaction to allegations that the Nigerian government was indifferent to the mysterious death of the girls perceived to have drowned in the sea.

According to him, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been following the issue since it became public knowledge and equally updates the presidency on the matter on a regular basis.

The source also said the committee has the responsibility to study reports on the alleged sale of some Nigerian citizens into slavery and report its findings to the Federal Executive Council next week.

THISDAY, November 18, 2017

 

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