A local staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Germany, who is a security officer, has been sacked after he was found guilty of sexual abuse and other criminal activities.
Identified as Martins Adedeji Oni, the termination of his appointment takes immediate effect.
The Embassy disclosed this in a twitter thread on its official handle @NigeriaBerlin on Tuesday, noting that it does not tolerate any form of abuse of office.
Press Release 8 December 20
THE Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has terminated with immediate effect the contract of Mr Martins Adedeji Oni, a security officer at the mission. His dismissal follows an investigation into allegations of corruption and sexual misconduct.
— Nigeria Embassy Berlin Germany (@NigeriaBerlin) December 8, 2020
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Oni’s sack is coming one month after a viral video on social media showed him half-naked in a hotel room arguing with an unknown person who accused him of demanding sex from females who applied for passport renewals.
Eko Hot Blog had reported that the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Tuggar, while reacting to the viral video, stated that the Nigerian embassy has “zero-tolerance policy towards abuse of office and especially of sexual misconduct.”
Tuggar had explained that investigation into the matter would be done urgently and diligently.
The Embassy, in a press statement released on Tuesday, added that the probe committee found Oni guilty of the allegations.
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