Indonesia to Investigate Forcible Restraint of Nigerian Diplomat

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Indonesia's foreign ministry expressed its regret on Thursday after a senior Nigerian diplomat was forcibly restrained by immigration officers in Jakarta, prompting the African country to recall its ambassador to Abuja for consultations.

A video of the incident, widely shared on social media and sparking outrage among users, shows the visibly distressed man being restrained inside a vehicle by several men. "I can't breathe," he says at one point in the video, yelling out as his head is pinned to the seat. The Nigerian foreign ministry described the man as an "accredited Nigerian diplomatic agent" at the Nigerian embassy in Jakarta, without naming him.