Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu Archives

Nigeria is demanding an investigation and compensation after its citizen died in Ivory Coast custody

The Federal Government has officially demanded an investigation into the death of a Nigerian citizen, Usama Murtala, who died while detained in Ivory Coast, and called for compensation for his family. The demand was made on Friday when Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu received Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria Kalilou Traore at her office in Abuja. The meeting came …