Categories: AFRICA

Indian Envoy Says Nigeria’s Security Situation Closely Monitored

Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangadharan Balasubramanian, has said the Indian Government is still closely monitoring the security situation in Nigeria before a decision is made on closing it’s embassy in he country.

The envoy said this on Monday in Abuja during the celebration of the Indian National Unity Day.

Both the United States and the United Kingdom government has issued a security alert on Nigeria with some other embassies temporarily closing down in the country.

The Indian envoy said: “Security is certainly paramount and we have taken certain precautions and embraced the inputs that have been received generally from the government.

“So, we have not shut down our things, we continue to work, but taking precautions as security is paramount for Indian nationals and people who are working over here.”

Balasubramanian, on assistance of his country to Nigeria in the area of security, said that security was an internal matter obviously for training and capacity building.

He however said his country is always ready and has always been providing such training, including on the security side to Nigerian nationals and will continue to do so.

He noted that India-Nigeria relations were quite strong, with 64 years of cooperation between both countries, dating back to 1958.

He revealed that the latest in the bilateral relations between India and Nigeria is the invitation extended to the country to be a guest country for the G20 events where India will be assuming the presidency on December 1, 2022.

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