BY DANIEL IDONOR
ABUJA — The Federal Government, Wednesday, threw its weight behind growing worldwide condemnation of the Libyan Government over the use of “unrestrained force” to suppress the mass protest currently going on in the country.

However, despite the condemnation, it is obvious that the Nigerian government is not in a hurry to close its embassy in the troubled country as Nigerian diplomats have been advised to remain in the country but to relocate their families pending the resolution of the crisis in the country.

The government position came as President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday gave a marching order to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Odein Ajumogobia, National Security Adviser, NSA,  Andrew Azazi and Mohammed Sidi, Director General, National Emergency Agency (NEMA) to begin the immediate evacuation of trapped Nigerians in the troubled country.

Addressing State House correspondents, shortly after a brief Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, presided over by Vice President Nnamdi Sambo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Ajumogobia said the government condemned the use of brutal force to repress the mass protest by the Libyan authority, advising the Libyan government to resolve the matter in favour of democracy.

“We are not happy about the violence and the unrestrained nature of the violence with the civilian population. We are monitoring the situation from the perspective of our own citizens. We do not interfere in the affairs of other countries; we believe that the Libyan government should find peaceful way of reconciling themselves with their citizens.”

We have condemned the violence and no government should use unrestrained force against its own people,” the minister said.