The Federal Government is currently investigating Nigerian Acting Chief Justice of The Gambia, Justice Joseph Wowor over his role in an alleged bribery scandal.
Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ashiru spoke yesterday in an interactive session with reporters at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat, Abuja.
Justice Wowor was allegedly video-taped while negotiating for bribe from a party to litigation in his country of assignment, The Gambia.
Ashiru said the aim of government's investigation was to establish the veracity of the allegation against Wowor
The minister said the Nigerian Government would ensure that the interests of Nigerians living abroad are protected, adding however that any of them found wanting would be held accountable.
He said: "We believe in the rule of law and we believe in due process. That is what we even do in Nigeria here in terms of our judiciary where our Chief Justice is working round the clock to sanitise the system.
"The case in The Gambia is being looked into and if there is any case of highhandedness or whatever, the Nigerian Government will look into it and take necessary steps to ensure that the interest of Nigeria is protected.
"I want to make it clear that we are all living witnesses to the fact that where any government in Africa unduly takes action against Nigerian, the Nigerian Government will act appropriately. We have various ways to do that. We have done it in the past and we will continue to do that.
"One of our own principles is that we will stand up for and defend Nigerians anywhere in the world, especially where it is a case of victimisation or injustice. But when a Nigerian willfully plans to commit crime, then he is on his own because as a government, we don't support criminality, indiscipline or anybody going to break the laws of any country".
