A Nigerian diplomat was found dead on Thursday at his home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, two security sources said.
They said Police were investigating the incident but provided no details on how he died.
“The only other occasion where a public officer can be summoned by the National Assembly is when proceedings are ongoing to expose corruption (Section 88) and when a law is being debated either with a view to amending it or to have a new law entirely.”
However, the senior advocate stated that the lawmakers can fix areas of the Constitution perceived as weak, rather than going beyond its limits as such actions can subject the institution to ridicule.
“The Ministry has received the sad news of the untimely death of the Immigration Attache in our Mission in Khartoum, Sudan.
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“We are awaiting further and detailed report from the Mission after which a statement would be issued,” Elias-Fatile said.
Reuters had reported that the police were investigating the incident, but provided no details on how he died.
It cited al-Arabiya television of Dubai to have identified the diplomat and described his death as an “assassination.”
Dubai-based al-Arabiya television identified the diplomat as the consul general and described his death as an “assassination.”
eports on social media suggested that the killers used a knife in the attack.
Though intermittent violence is common in Sudan’s warring southern and western regions, violence in the capital is rare.
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has, in recent months, shaken up the security establishment, replacing the heads of the army and intelligence service in February.
They said he had apparently been killed and that an investigation was underway.
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