In a viral video seen by SaharaReporters on X, a security guard at the supermarket is heard explaining that Nigerians are not allowed to shop at the facility. He said this is a subsisting policy given by their employer to all the employees since January 2024.
Nigerian netizens, particularly on X, have called out the management of a Chinese supermarket located in Abuja over alleged discriminatory policy against citizens of the country.
In a viral video seen by SaharaReporters on X, a security guard at the supermarket is heard explaining that Nigerians are not allowed to shop at the facility. He said this is a subsisting policy given by their employer to all the employees since January 2024.
A Chinese restaurant/supermarket in Abuja, Nigeria đłđŹ doesnât allow Nigerians to shop there.
Itâs been confirmed to be true đ« in our own country ?â Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) April 21, 2024
The supermarket is situated at the China General Chamber of Commerce, along Umaru Musa YarâAdua Road in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
âThis January nah him dey stop Nigerians from entering this supermarket,â the security guard said.
âWe are not allowed to enter the Chinese supermarket, It is not a joke, it is not a lie. We have been trying to enter the place but we heard that our Nigerian people nah them dey sell in there, so if we go there (forcefully) they might lose their jobs,â one of the Nigerians who was denied entrance to the store says in the video.
This discovery has generated a lot of bad feelings among Nigerians who have described the supermarketâs policy as discriminatory. They called on the government to intervene.
For instance, an X user, Pure Stanley, said the government should take immediate steps to seal the store until its management is ready to reverse its policy to allow potential buyers from Nigerians to shop there.
If this is true then the Chinese restaurant/Supermarket should be closed down by the FG, we can't have foreigners in our country shoving racism into our faces.
Can a Nigerian open a restaurant/supermarket in China, and restrict the Chinese from entering in it, talk more ofâŠâ PURE STANLEY đ (@PureStanley1) April 21, 2024
He said, âIf this is true then the Chinese restaurant/Supermarket should be closed down by the FG, we can't have foreigners in our country shoving racism into our faces.
âCan a Nigerian open a restaurant/supermarket in China, and restrict the Chinese from entering in it, talk more of shopping there, without the restaurant/ Supermarket getting seized or closed by the Chinese GOVT?â
Another user, Emmajun83175611 said he found the situation unbelievable. He asked, âYour Excellency Sir please can a Nigerian own a business in China and Chinese people are restricted from the premises?? Have you guys sold this country to China? Cause how could this have been going on for years and @followlasg kept quiet about it?? NIGERIA WHEN?â
âOmo, in our own country? Nigerians canât enter to shop in a Chinese supermarket in Nigeria? And yet they are using Nigerians as workers in the same place? This is an embarrassment of the highest order on the government/citizens of Nigeria. This is arrant nonsense, our government are the cause of this, when they donât value their own citizen, how would they respect and value us,â Owolabiâs 2 stated.
Omo, in our own country? Nigerians canât enter to shop in a Chinese supermarket in Nigeria? And yet they are using Nigerians as workers in the same place? This is an embarrassment of the highest order on the government/citizens of Nigeria. This is arrant nonsense, our governmentâŠ
â EmrayâïžOwolabiâs 2.0đȘđŻ (@emrayiam) April 22, 2024
Chris Daramola said, âThe authorities should do something about it before it becomes a norm.â
The authorities should do something about it before it becomes a norm
â Chris Daramola (@Chrisdaramola) April 21, 2024
H. Sinner said, âNigerians are now foreigners in their own land. What a time to be alive!â
Nigerians are now foreigners in their own land.
What a time to be alive!
â H. Sinner (@h_sinner001) April 21, 2024
Endy linked the situation to how the Nigerian passport has reportedly lost some value internationally.
Endy said, âIf you present that green passport anywhere in the world , they look at you as a certificate forger, drug dealer, election rigger, repented terrorist etc. When you defend APC, you expect any country to respect you.â
If you present that green passport anywhere in the world , they look at you as a certificate forger, drug dealer, election rigger, repented terrorist etc. When you defend APC, you expect any country to respect you
â endyy09.eth (@endyy090) April 21, 2024