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Sefiu Death: Reps Panel okay  Punishment for Nigerian
consular officer In Ukraine for lack of patriotism
By Oludare Sunday Fase/ Abuja  published 29 April, 2009

The Nigerian House of Representatives panel has recommended strict
administrative sanctions for Mr. S. Yusuf, the consular officer in the Nigerian
embassy in Ukraine for “apparent display of lack of concern to a fellow citizen” who
was recently stabbed to death in Lviv, Ukraine.

The lawmakers also advised the Nigerian government to adequately compensate
the family of late Sefiu Saludeen, especially his 4 months old son in order to
reduce the sufferings of the family.

These recommendations are contained in the report of the House committees on
Diaspora, Foreign Affairs, and Justice which was recently submitted to the house
by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

Until his death, late Sefiu Saludeen was a legal immigrant in Ukraine and a rising
star footballer who had just been engaged by one of the best football club in the
country. The late Nigerian was unfortunately stabbed to death by a Ukrainian at
about 8 pm Sunday 18 January, 2009.

According to the report, on hearing the sad news, the father of  late Sefiu “placed
a distressed call to the Nigerian embassy in Ukraine without success adding that
the embassy only answered his call after a protest march by the Nigerian students
in Ukraine”.

The father of the deceased also disclosed that the embassy only called  late Sefiu’
s widow (a Ukrainian) to offer their condolence  12 days after the incident.

While blaming the Nigerian embassy in Ukraine for displaying lack of concern for
the plight of late Sefiu, the House panel submitted that “the insistence to bury the  
deceased according to Muslim rites is not an excuse for the embassy’s inability to
procure autopsy report as essential evidential material for the murder case.

The report which was made available to African Examiner in Abuja enjoined
Nigerian Ambassadors and officials to always  respond promptly and passionately
to the well being of Nigerian citizens in their area of posting.

“The late Sefiu should be commended as good ambassador of Nigeria as well as
Nigerian students for their exemplary and patriotic behaviour in fighting for the
interest of Nigerians irrespective of their place of abode,” the report concludes.