The Federal Government has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the attack on Nigeria's Embassy in Dakar.
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Olugbenga Ashiru, Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave this hint, yesterday, at an investigative hearing held by the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Said Ashiru: " We have constituted a board of inquiry to find out the causes of the problem and proffer solutions."
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He stated that in order to prevent such incidents in the future, a team of inspectors, officials of the ministry, office of Nigeria Security Adviser, NSA and Nigeria Intelligene Agency, NIA, had been set up to visit all Nigerian embassies in the sub-region.
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He said that a strong protest had been lodged with the Senegalese authorities over the failure of the police to respond promptly.
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In her submission, Mrs. Katyen Jackden, Nigeria's Ambassador to Senegal, said a distress call was made to the nearest police station some few meters away from the Chancery for help, but they responded 30 minutes later.