MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday advised members of the Filipino community in Nigeria to remain vigilant as violent clashes between police and protesting members of a Muslim organization in the African country started Tuesday.
More than a hundred Filipinos in the Nigerian capital were urged to remain indoors in view of the violence.
Ambassador to Nigeria Shirley Ho-Vicario said the Embassy is in touch with Filipino community leaders and that no Filipino had been harmed.
Reports placed the number of protestors from the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, who were killed from three to 18.
This, after security forces reportedly opened fire when they were attacked by Shi’a protestors demanding the release from detention of their leader.
The envoy said the Embassy also told the 3,000 members of the Filipino community in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, to exercise caution. (PNA)
