The federal government has said it will not accept any form of discrimination against Nigerians and other Africans residing in China.
Speaking at the daily Presidential Task Force briefing on Thursday, the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the recently alleged inhumane treatment of some blacks in China is unacceptable.
He said the government will be working with leaders of other Africa countries “to take definitive steps against China”.
”I have received reports and we told them that it is unacceptable and we are also engaging with other African countries to decide and work together definitive steps and measures that we will take because of this situation,” he said.
Amidst the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, several videos were circulated on social media showing Chinese authorities harassing Africans, including Nigerians, throwing them out of their homes and forcing them to sleep on the streets of Guangzhou, in Guandong Province of China.
The videos drew a hashtag #ChinaMust Explain as Nigerians on social media prevailed on the government, as well as the foreign affairs ministry, to intervene.
Though the Nigerian government blamed the action on poor communication between the Chinese authorities and African consulates in Guangzhou, China, it said necessary action will be taken.
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