Africans In China

The House of Representatives has called on Chinese authorities not to spare the two Chinese security guards who allegedly killed a Nigerian, Mr Ojide Ekene, in Guangzhou province, China.
The resolution was sequel to the report of the Joint Committees on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs on the investigation of the brutal killing of Ekene on September 25, presented by Mrs Abike Erewa (AC-Lagos).
The House also recommended that the criminal case against the two guards be followed to a logical conclusion and that the family of the deceased should be paid N4 million as compensation.
While commending the prompt action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Embassy in China over the killing, the House described the killing as “unprovoked and unwarranted”.
The House also condemned the unwarranted killings of Nigerians in other parts of the world and urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish a Nigerian Consulate in Guangzhoun.
Besides, the House called on the Nigerian consulate overseeing consular activities in Guangzhoun to handle the increasing number of consular cases emanating from the province, noting that over 5,000 Nigerians were living in the area.
The House had on October 16 condemned, in strong terms, the killing of Ekene, a Nigerian businessman, and ordered a detailed investigation into the incident.
The lawmakers were disturbed that Ekene, ”in a bid to answer the call of nature” in a place without a public convenience, was abused, harassed, derided and hit with a heavy iron baton on his head by Chinese security men.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened on Sept. 25, when the deceased attempted to urinate at a place without any public convenience, as the four Chinese security men on duty swooped on him.

(triumphnewspapers)