The Nigerian community in India is feeling aggrieved after one of its citizens was killed in Goa, Nigerias high commissioner has told the BBC. Ndubuisi Vitus Amaku said the resort states subsequent order to deport Nigerians living illegally there was like rubbing salt on their wounds. Meanwhile, police in Goa have made the first arrest in the murder case. Police blamed the killing on rivalry between local and Nigerian drug traffickers, and Goas Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar asked the police to track down Nigerians living illegally in the state and deport them. There are about 40,000 Nigerians living in India and Mr Amaku says he is concerned about the safety of his people. Indians need to understand that a large number of Nigerians are living legally in India and even if some are living illegally, there are laws in place to deal with that and those should be implemented, Mr Amaku told BBC Hindis Divya Arya. He criticised the Goan authorities for plans to deport those living illegally in India. If Nigerians are living illegally you dont wait till their compatriot is murdered before you go around picking them up and threatening them with deportation - that is like rubbing salt on their wounds. Earlier in the week, another Nigerian diplomat had warned of repercussions against Indians living in Nigeria if Goa did not stop evicting Nigerians from the state and failed to arrest the killers. More than 800,000 Indians live in Nigeria and they own approximately 100,000 businesses there. Mr Amaku said the officials statement was made in the context of the murder and that he felt aggrieved like all other members of the Nigerian community. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said he was sure that the row could be settled amicably. We have been assured that the investigation (into the murder) is under way, news agency AFP quoted him as saying. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-24835058
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:27:26 +0000
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