Amb Kayode Oguntuase, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin has said that Nigeria’s embassy in that country was never attacked.
Oguntuase debunked the rumours in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
“My office has been inundated with telephone calls regarding an attack on the Nigerian embassy in Cotonou. “There have been insinuations arising from a video clip now in circulation, claiming that hoodlums attacked us here,’’ he said.
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The ambassador described the video clip as false and fake, saying, “they are not under any form of attack’’.
He also stated that Nigeria’s embassy and its diplomatic personnel were safe and free from any form of danger.
“The Embassy wishes to state that this news is fake; the premises and its personnel are currently safe, well protected and free from any form of threat or danger,’’ Oguntuase said.
