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The Federal Government has secured a presidential pardon from the Republic of Benin for a Nigerian pastor, Benjamin Egbaji, leading to his release after more than two years in detention under allegedly dehumanising conditions
FG gets Benin presidential pardon for jailed Nigerian pastor
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, facilitated the pardon following sustained diplomatic engagements with Beninois authorities.
In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, her Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Magnus Eze, said Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from Cross River State, had faced multiple charges and was initially detained in a hospital in Cotonou before being transferred to prison as his health deteriorated.
FG gets Benin presidential pardon for jailed Nigerian pastor
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, facilitated the pardon following sustained diplomatic engagements with Beninois authorities.
In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, her Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Magnus Eze, said Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from Cross River State, had faced multiple charges and was initially detained in a hospital in Cotonou before being transferred to prison as his health deteriorated.