''No Nigerian Was Killed Or Injured In Kenya Mall Attack''...Envoy

Nigerians in Kenya were fortunate to escape the weekend attack by terrorists on Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya, it was learnt on Wednesday.

Al-Shabab terrorists from Somalia had claimed responsibility for the attack in which no fewer than 62 people had been confirmed dead on Tuesday.

In a teleconference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Nigerian High Commissioner to Kenya, Akin Oyateru, who spoke from Nairobi said:

“On that particular day, we had a pan-Nigerian meeting at one of the hotels in the city centre, therefore a large percentage of our people were at that location.
On hearing the news, we tried to secure them as best as possible by beefing up security around them before they left for home.”

Oyateru, who put the unofficial figure of Nigerians living in Kenya at about 2,500, however, said, “No Nigerian was affected or suffered any casualty  or injuries.

“I can confirm to you that we are all safe in Nairobi and fortunately, no Nigerian was affected in the attack. But our heart goes to the bereaved families and we wish the injured ones a very quick recovery.

“We have been to the rescue centre, we went through the list and we found no Nigerian name on the list of the dead or the injured,” he added.