The Nigerian community in Luxembourg has written a petition to the Federal Government of Nigeria, calling for an urgent investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killing of a Nigerian national, Daniel Eheri, who reportedly died while in the custody of the Luxembourg Police Grand-Ducale.

The petition, titled *“Case of an Extrajudicial Killing of a Nigerian by the Police Authority of Luxembourg,”* was addressed to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa. It was signed by the National Coordinator of the Nigerian Community in Luxembourg, Mr Sunday Adekolu.

According to the petition, Eheri was arrested by the Luxembourg police on 10 February 2025 while in possession of foodstuffs and was confirmed dead by the following day. The letter raised concerns over the lack of explanation by Luxembourg authorities regarding the circumstances of his death.

“The late Eheri Daniel was a Nigerian with an untainted record in Luxembourg and a residence permit holder,” Adekolu stated. “He was arrested by the Luxembourg Police Grand-Ducale on 10 February 2025 with foodstuffs in his hands, and by the following day, he was confirmed dead.”

The petition alleged that the Luxembourg police have neither initiated an investigation into the incident nor conducted an autopsy, actions which Adekolu argued fall short of international expectations. “Since the occurrence of the unfortunate incident, the police authority of Luxembourg has not thought it wise to set up an inquiry into the circumstances of his death, nor carry out an autopsy on him, in line with set standards all over the world.”
Adekolu called on the Nigerian government to intervene and ensure that the matter is not ignored. “To prevent a recurrence of such a dastardly act of inhumanity against our people here in Luxembourg, there must be transparency and justice in the handling of this case,” he said.

He also noted that Nigeria’s Ambassador to Belgium, Ambassador Obinna Chiedu Onowu—whose diplomatic coverage includes Luxembourg—had written two letters concerning the case but received no response. “The ambassador’s efforts were rebuffed, as there had been no official response to his letters on the matter,” Adekolu said.

The petition concluded with a request for urgent assistance from NiDCOM to clarify the facts of the case and press the Luxembourg police to conduct an autopsy. “We, the Nigerian Community in Luxembourg, do hereby seek your URGENT assistance on the matter, to put records in right perspectives, to persuade the Luxembourg Police Grand-Ducale into conducting autopsy on the remains of EHERI DANIEL, to sensitise the Luxembourg Police on matters that can be done to prevent a re-occurrence of such a dastardly act of inhumanity against our people here in Luxembourg in the future.”