As the three days of mourning declared by Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta in honour of victims of West Gate Mall enters the second day; CEOAFRICA.com gathered that no Nigerian was part of the victims of the terrorist attack.

The Nigerian High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador Akin Oyateru confirmed that Nigerians in Kenya were having a meeting at a nearby hotel during the attack which he described as unfortunate.

He said, “On that particular day, we had a pan-Nigerian meeting at one of the hotels in the city centre, therefore a large percentage of our people were at that location. On hearing the news, we tried to secure them as best as possible by beefing up security around them before they left for home.”

Oyateru, who put the unofficial figure of Nigerians living in Kenya at about 2,500, however, said, “No Nigerian was affected or suffered any casualty  or injuries.

“I can confirm to you that we are all safe in Nairobi and fortunately, no Nigerian was affected in the attack. But our heart goes to the bereaved families and we wish the injured ones a very quick recovery.

“We have been to the rescue centre, we went through the list and we found no Nigerian name on the list of the dead or the injured,” he added.