the release of 10 prisoners held by Equatorial
Guinea for various immigration offences, a
statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
said on Friday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated this in a
statement.
It said the release of the prisoners was the outcome
of the two-day official visit by Mr. Jonathan to the
country between March 21 and 22.
"The host Minister of National Security disclosed
that such a gesture had never been officially
extended to any illegal immigrant in Equatorial
Guinea from any country.
"Due to the small size of the population of the
country, the government was out to keep the influx
of foreign nationals in the country at the
minimum," the statement said.
The statement said the Equatorial government
extended the gesture because of "the high esteem
and respect" held for Nigeria and Mr. Jonathan.
The government also approved the immediate
issuance of one-year resident permit to the freed
Nigerians and directed its ministry of national
security to work closely with the Nigerian embassy
in the country.
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