70 Chinese arrested in Nigeria freed
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="released">released</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 70 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="released">released</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 45 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kano">Kano</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 21 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kano">Kano</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="while">while</span> 13 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="inquiries">inquiries</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="repatriation">repatriation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="consular">consular</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Brisca">Brisca</span> <span word="Ifeadi">Ifeadi</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="comptroller">comptroller</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kano">Kano</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="scavengers">scavengers</span>" <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="welcomes">welcomes</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="prohibits">prohibits</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="undercut">undercut</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="textiles">textiles</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p>
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