Monday 4 November 2013

Indians Must Go?

A diplomatic war seems to be brewing between India and Nigeria over the eviction if Nigerian nationals in India. Consular attaché to the Nigerian embassy in New Delhi, Jacob Nwadadia has threatened to have thousands of Indians in Nigeria thrown to the streets if the Goa government does not end the eviction exercise.

The warning comes after ministers of the Goa government including the chief minister himself and the state administration cracked down on the African community, after over 200 Nigerians blockaded a national highway for hours on Thursday following the murder of their compatriot. According to chief minister Manohar Parrikar, the murder was a result of a war between two narcotics peddling gangs.

Parrikar also said that antecedents and documents of all foreign nationals living in Goa would be verified, the police as well as BJP workers have unleashed a campaign of terror on Nigerians, evicting them from their rented homes.

“There are only 50,000 Nigerians living in India, but there are over one million Indians living in Nigeria,” Jacob said, making the none-too-discreet threat.

Jacob said that he had been instructed by the Nigerian ambassador in New Delhi to convey the caution to the Goa government in no uncertain terms.

Jacob said that Nigeria was five hours behind India, and that the deadline given to the Goa government was 9 pm. “When it is 9 pm in India, it would be 4 pm in Nigeria. If the eviction does not stop, then we will take similar action in Nigeria,” said Jacob, who met Nigerians, police as well as district administration officials through Sunday and Monday.

Jacob also said that he would revoke hundreds of visas of Indians in Nigeria in reciprocation to the action against Nigerians in Goa.

The police action against Nigerians aside the manner in which they have been referred to by Goa’s lawmakers, including the chief minister himself borders on racism.

While Goa’s minister for culture and art Dayanand Mandrekar likened Nigerians to cancer, another BJP legislator Subhash Phaldesai said that their behaviour was similar “wild animals”, who were pumped with drugs.

Parrikar himself, while addressing a press conference said that Nigerians are “huge” and “aggressive”, while defending the inability of the police to nip the Thursday’s highway blockade in the bud.

I bet a lot of Nigerians would be happy to see the backs of Indians as well going by their reputation here, don't you think?


Source: First Post

6 comments:

  1. Na wah oh! See this yeye Indians oh!!

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  2. I wrote a nasty piece about Nigeria-Indian diplomatic relations sometime ago...a really flawed and lopsided one...our government operates on the international system like lepers...

    But wait o, one India guy wan give me contract, before una evict them, make e pay me o...

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  3. Indians are quite industrious but they are "slave drivers". Idi Amin once referred to them as "parasites".
    There must be reciprocal action by our Government. There really has been no other time in Nigeria than this administration. That have catered for Nigerian in foreign lands. I remember during the Arab Riots, Nigeria sent planes to Tunisia,Egypt and also Libya to convey Nigeria residents. Also the yellow fever card issue with South Africa.

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  4. They must go with pata nla bags

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  5. Chaii... Even india is flexing muscle for Nigeria.

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  6. Mek dem bounce dem commot from awa contri jorr......yeye pipul !!!

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