Read What Happened To Nigerian Official Delegated To AU Summit In South Africa
South African police have confirmed that a Nigerian delegate attending the 25th African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg was robbed by fake policemen.
Colonel Lungelo Dlamini, the police spokesperson, said that the incident happened on June 10, Wednesday.
Nigerian official Gabriel Gundo was travelling from OR Tambo International Airport to Sandton, where the summit is held, when he was reportedly stopped by men posing as police officers.
However, the spokesperson added that the incident has been investigated by the South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as Hawks.
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The 25th AU summit is being held at the Sandton Convention Center until June 15, 2015.
Daily Post reports that last month several delegates attending the Pan African Parliament in Johannesburg were also robbed at gunpoint in their shuttle bus at the entrance to the Protea Hotel Midrand.
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