Benin Republic Releases Nigerian Cleric After Presidential Pardon

Benin Republic releases Nigerian cleric after presidential pardon

Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by President Patrice Talon. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, confirmed this in a statement issued by her media aide, Dr Magnus Eze. She said Egbaji, a businessman from Cross River, was accused of an offence and detained under dehumanising conditions at a hospital in…

Federal Government Secures Release Of Nigerian Pastor Jailed In Benin Republic

The Federal Government has secured the release of a Nigerian pastor, Benjamin Egbaji, who was jailed in the Republic of Benin for over two years under what officials described as “dehumanising conditions.” The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, facilitated the release following sustained diplomatic efforts and engagement with Beninois authorities. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by her Special As…

FG Secures Release Of Nigerian Pastor Serving 10-year Sentence In Benin Republic

The Federal Government has secured the release of a Nigerian national, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, who was serving a 10-year jail sentence in the Republic of Benin. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed that Egbaji regained his freedom on Thursday, January 8, following a presidential pardon granted by Benin’s President Patrice Talon following diplomatic engagements by Nigeria. Egbaji, a businessman a…

FG secures release of Nigerian pastor jailed in Benin Republic

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has secured the release of a Nigerian pastor, Benjamin Egbaji, who was jailed in the Republic of Benin and reportedly held under dehumanising conditions for more than two years.In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Magnus Eze, Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from…