Dubai Murder: Ambassador Denies Accepting UAE Police Report!!!
Olorunfemi Ojo
Nigerian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador Ibrahim Auwalu, has denied reports suggesting that his office had accepted the UAE Police’ report on the death of a Nigerian student, Oloruntoba Falode in Dubai.
In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Ogbole Amedu Ode, the ministry said, its attention had been drawn to a story captioned “FG Accepts UAE Police Report on Nigeria Boy’s Death” which was published on page 7 of The Guardian of Friday May 16, 2014.
According to the statement, the
paper informed that in a telephone
interview with Ambassador Ibrahim
Auwalu, Nigeria’s principal envoy to
the UAE, it obtained explanation to
the effect that his mission had “received the report of Oloruntoba Oluwadamilola Falode’s death”.
“In scouring through the story, there
was nowhere the Ambassador was
quoted as having accepted the
contents of the police report and
forensic investigations carried out on
the remains of the deceased. What is
obvious in the report of The
Guardian’s interface with the
diplomat is that he (the Ambassador)
provided highlights and obviously,
the conclusion of the host police’s
investigations into the alleged murder.
“This is in keeping with the letter and
spirit of the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA). We must therefore hasten
to say, that receiving a report does
not amount to accepting the contents
of the report as the caption of the
story conveys”, the statement read.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry further
stated that they were aware that as
far as the family was concerned, the
matter is ongoing and they would go
by the wish of the family.
“Therefore, for us too, the matter is
ongoing. Once the family says that
they are not satisfied we continue
because we represent Nigerians and
their interest”.
Late Oloruntoba Falode, son of veteran Nigerian broadcaster, Aisha Falode was 19 year old and student of SAE Institute, Dubai, UAE when he was allegedly killed.
