In his post, the Minister of Foreign Affairs also thanked the Nigerian authorities for previous cooperation.
As the head of the ministry said, the families of those detained in the African country are “on kept informed” about the situation.
Referring to the conversation between the group staying at the hotel and the Polish consul in Abuja, Sikorski also added that the families “will soon they will receive a photo from the meeting“.
Polish students detained in Nigeria. There is new information
Six people have been arrested in Nigeria students, as well as lecturers. The Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday. Peter Afunanya, a spokesman for the state security services, said at the time that the Poles had been detained “to ensure security.” At the same time, he did not provide details, although he emphasized that the main operational activities were not aimed at Polish citizens.
In the dispatch, Reuters also wrote that citizens of our country were raising Russian flags during anti-government protests. This information was denied by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna.
– They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They didn't carry any flagshowever, they took – it seems – photos and it was interpreted that way. They were not put in prison either, they are staying in a hotel – Sheina said.
Nigeria. Poles detained. Students' relatives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Interia also contacted the Nigerian side regarding the matter. The country's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that seven Polish citizens were detained “in connection with their suspected role in the protests and hanging Russian flags”. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish Embassy were informed of the incident. During the investigation, the institution obtained permission to access the indicated individuals,” it was written in a statement.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the chargé d'affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Warsaw had been invited to the building of the Polish ministry. “the purpose of joint action to free a group of Polish students and clarify the situation”.
The representatives of the ministry also met with family members of the detained Poles. They do not believe in the circumstances of the intervention of the Nigerian services. – For the sake of the well-being of our children we will not provide any information. We cannot – said the participants of the conversation in front of the ministry building.
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