Thursday, January 18, 2024 - The Nigerian government, through its high commission in Nairobi, has dismissed claims that its citizens are behind the ritual-like killings of women in Nairobi.
Over the weekend, a young
woman was killed and her body dismembered in what the Directorate of Criminal
Investigations (DCI) termed a ritual killing.
CCTV footage showed the
man who carried out the murder inside an Airbnb was a Nigerian national.
Following the gory murder
of Rita Waeni, Kenyans on Twitter called for the deportation of the West
African country's citizens who are in the country illegally.
Seeking to disprove the
assertion linking Nigerians to the killings, the High Commission suggested it
was in bad taste.
According to the
diplomatic mission, such killings were being claimed on Nigerians even without
evidence.
"Following the
unfortunate murders of two young ladies in the past couple of weeks which have
rightly elicited public condemnation, the High Commission of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria in Nairobi is concerned by the preponderance of online
blogs, doctored videos, and social media posts, maliciously entrenching a
spurious speculation that 'Nigerians' have perpetrated these heinous
crimes," the consulate said.
Noting supposed attacks on
Nigerians, the consulate counselled them to "remain calm and to continue
to be law-abiding and respectable members of the public."
They were also advised against making unnecessary movements even as investigations continue and formal communication from the host law enforcement authorities awaited.
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