Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has rejected claims that Mexico is turning Nigeria into a hub for drug-related activities, describing such allegations as misleading and damaging to the long-standing relationship between both countries.
Omokri spoke while responding to concerns raised by a journalist on his social media platform regarding reports linking some Mexican nationals to drug-related offences in Nigeria.
Addressing the issue, the former presidential aide said there was no basis for branding Mexico or its citizens as contributors to criminal activities in Nigeria because of the actions of a few individuals.
According to him, the incidents often cited by critics were isolated cases that should not be used to define relations between two countries that have maintained diplomatic ties for decades.
“There is no truth to such insinuations,” Omokri declared. “Yes, there have been isolated cases involving some individuals, and I think that in our fifty years of bilateral relations with the
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