The Federal Government has secured the release of sixty out of the seventy three Nigerians imprisoned in Tanzania.
Head of Media and Public Relations Unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, who disclosed this notes that the agency had been working on repatriation of prisoners before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Balogun said the amnesty for the prisoners was eventually made possible by the Nigerian ambassador to Tanzania.
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He also revealed that the commission has been visiting other correctional facilities in Tanzania to check for Nigerians who are serving jail terms.
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