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The women’s coffins in Salerno’s main cemetery. Photo: Eliano Imperato\/AFP<\/p>\n

Nov 17 2017:\u00a0President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a cabinet committee to examine the circumstances of the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls found dead in the Mediterranean early this month.<\/p>\n

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this to State House correspondents in Abuja.<\/p>\n

In the same vein, Nigeria Senate has resolve to investigate the death of 26 Nigerian girls on the Mediterranean while travelling to Italy from Lybia. The measure followed a resolution on a motion \u201cOn death of 26 Young Nigerian Girls en route Italy\u201d, sponsored by Sen. Rose Oko (PDP-Cross-River) during Thursday\u2019s plenary.<\/p>\n

The 26 girls were buried on Friday in Italy. The Nigeria National assembly commended the Italian authorities for immediately stepping into the matter with the hope of resolving the murders.<\/p>\n

The Executive arm committee will be headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, comprises the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Sports and Youths and Women Affairs as well as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.<\/p>\n

Buhari has mandated to examine the reported sale of Nigerian citizens through slavery and report to the Federal Executive Council within one week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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