{"id":107610,"date":"2021-11-15T21:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=107610"},"modified":"2021-11-15T21:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:11:22","slug":"fg-reacts-to-death-of-nigerian-itunu-babalola-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/15\/fg-reacts-to-death-of-nigerian-itunu-babalola-in-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"FG reacts to death of Nigerian, Itunu Babalola in Cote D\u2019ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal government has demanded a full autopsy over the death of a Nigerian and Oyo State indigene, Itunu Babalola, who died in Cote D\u2019ivoire.<\/p>\n<p>Itunu who was wrongfully incarcerated in Cote D\u2019ivoire, died on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>She was said to have contracted an infection in prison which led to her death last night.<\/p>\n<p>Her death had stirred reactions from Nigerians who accused the federal government of abandoning her.<\/p>\n<p>But reacting, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement on Monday described the death of the 21- year old as a tragic blow.<\/p>\n<p>She said Itunu died at a time when the Nigerian mission in C\u00f4te D\u2019ivoire had paid and engaged the services of a lawyer to handle Itunu\u2019s appeal case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Itunu died abruptly while all hands were on deck to seek both legal and diplomatic intervention for her by Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abike assured that Itunu\u2019s death will not stop the appeal in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/15\/court-adjourns-money-laundering-trial-of-ex-lagos-speaker-ikuforiji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItunnu was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for an offence she did not apparently commit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment while the Nigerian mission in Cote d\u2019Ivoire supported by the Nigerian community, got her a lawyer, paid part payment of legal fees for the lawyer, to appeal the judgment, while at the same time seeking diplomatic intervention from the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe staff of the Nigeria mission had also visited Itunu in prison, a distance of over four hours from Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the fees for the treatment was paid by the Nigerian mission through the lawyer whose services were engaged by the mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer death, will however, not stop the appeal in court in order to vindicate her of the charges against her\u201d, Abike added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal government has demanded a full autopsy over the death of a Nigerian and Oyo State indigene, Itunu Babalola, who died in Cote D\u2019ivoire. 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