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45 Chinese arrested in Nigeria for 'illegal textile trade'
By Wang Qingchu |
May 24, 2012, Thursday
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FORTY-FIVE Chinese nationals were arrested by Nigerian immigration authorities for "conducting illegal textile trade," the People's Daily reported today.
These Chinese, 34 men and 11 women, were caught on Tuesday in a textile market in Kano in northern Nigeria in a government crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The chief of the immigration department in Kano confirmed the arrests and accused the Chinese of taking jobs that belonged to local Nigerians. But he denied the crackdown was targeted just at the Chinese.
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has contacted Nigerian Immigration Service and the Nigerian Foreign Ministry to resolve the issue.
Ding Jianhua, a Chinese Embassy official, said they had visited those Chinese and urged the Nigerian authorities to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the arrested Chinese.
These Chinese, 34 men and 11 women, were caught on Tuesday in a textile market in Kano in northern Nigeria in a government crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The chief of the immigration department in Kano confirmed the arrests and accused the Chinese of taking jobs that belonged to local Nigerians. But he denied the crackdown was targeted just at the Chinese.
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has contacted Nigerian Immigration Service and the Nigerian Foreign Ministry to resolve the issue.
Ding Jianhua, a Chinese Embassy official, said they had visited those Chinese and urged the Nigerian authorities to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the arrested Chinese.
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