According to the minister in a statement on Saturday, the meeting was convened to seek an explanation from the Ivorian authorities over the detention of the six traders and the death of Murtala after his incarceration at MACA prison in Abidjan.

The Nigerian government has summoned the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, over the death of a Nigerian citizen, Usama Murtala, while in detention in Côte d'Ivoire,…

Nigeria's FG summons Ivorian envoy demanding explanation and compensation for the death of a Nigerian citizen, Usama Murtala, in an Abidjan prison.