2 Nigerians Injured In Japan’s Earthquake

Only two Nigerians were affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami which devastated parts of Japan, Nigeria’s envoy to Japan, Mr. Godwin Agbo, has said.

In a statement mailed to the News Agency of Nigeria from Tokyo, Agbo said the affected Nigerians had already been evacuated and were receiving care from the mission’s staff.

He said since the outbreak of the earthquake, the embassy had established emergency contact numbers and e-mails on its website for Nigerians in Japan to reach the mission.

“The embassy has also been in constant touch with the host authorities in Tokyo in order to monitor developments on the leakages at the damaged nuclear power plants in the northern part of Japan.

“ So far, no Nigerian citizen has been affected by the radiation leakage at the nuclear plant located about 280 kilometres from Tokyo,’’ Agbo stated.

He said the embassy had also been in regular contact with Nigerians through their associations.

The envoy said at a recent meeting with the presidents of various Nigerian associations in Japan, he had advised Nigerians to relocate immediate family members home or to southern Japan until the situation stabilised.

“They were also advised to inform members affected by the earthquake and tsunami to use the facilities provided by the host government at the various evacuation centres for now,” he added.