Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who is the Chairman/CEO to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM) has on Tuesday, described the death of one 70-year old Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo in the United States as very sad and painful.
Dabiri-Erewa had mentioned in a condolence message which was signed on her behalf by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, who is the Head of Media and Public Relations, NIDCOM, that the circumstances which surrounded Otobo’s sudden disappearance and eventual death was very disturbing and heart-breaking to consume.
She had also condoled with the family members of the late Otobo and friends and prayed to God to grant him eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear the loss.
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She, however, called for independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sudden disappearance of the diplomat and his eventual death in the U.S.
Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo, who is a former Nigeria diplomat and ambassador had been found dead after he had been declared missing and was last seen in Tuckahoe, New York on June 15. The Tuckahoe police department on June 19 announced in a Facebook post that he was missing and requested vital information on his whereabouts from the public. A few days after, the police announced that Otobo had been found dead and sent condolences to his family.
Between December 2006 to October 2013, Otobo held the positions of Director and Deputy Head of the Peace-building Support Office at the UN’s New York headquarters. From February to August 2009, Otobo acted as the assistant secretary-general at the UN. At the Global Governance Institute in Brussels, Belgium, he held the position of non-resident senior fellow in Peacebuilding and Global Economic Policy up until his death.
