Some of the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who attacked the immediate past Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in Germany have been arrested.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who attributed the information to reliable sources.
In a statement she issued on Saturday, she described the attack on Ekweremadu as an embarrassment to Nigeria.
She said the Presidency called on the German government and law enforcement agencies to ensure that there were consequences for the actions of the attackers.
“It is also shamefully pathetic that an event which was nobly put together by the Ndi-Igbo community in Germany whose members make up the majority of Nigerians living in Germany, to amongst other things provide a forum for the Diasporans and various stakeholders to network and to facilitate a better cooperation between German and Nigerian businesses, ended up in such a disgraceful manner.
“We appeal to Nigerians to be of good behaviour wherever they find themselves because such incidents tarnish the image of the country,” she said.
Ekweremadu was attacked by members of IPOB at the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nurnberg.
He was billed to give a keynote address along with the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who, however could not make it.
The IPOB members, in a video that went viral, violently querried Ekweremadu over alleged involvement in the proscription of the group and the killing of people of the South East.
