FG raises panel to probe death of 26 Nigerian teenage girls on Meditenanean sea

The Federal Government has set up a cabinet committee to examine the circumstances of the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls found dead in the Mediterranean in early November.

A Presidency source on Friday debunked the allegations that the government had not reacted to the death of the girls believed to have drowned at sea.

He said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has kept it sights on the issue and had briefed the Presidency on a regular basis since the the time the tragic incident came to limelight.

The official said the government committee is expected to also examine the reports of incidents of the sale of Nigerian citizens through slavery and report to the Federal Executive Council within the week.

The committee has as members the Ministers of Women Affairs, Youths, Foreign Affairs; the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora.