The China chamber of commerce has rejected allegations that a security officer attached to a Chinese firm shot a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officer.
An infuriated Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, said
the incident happened in Niger state last month and described the shooting as
an attack on Nigeria.
Tunji-Ojo, who spoke on Thursday, vowed tough action against
the Chinese firm allegedly responsible.
However, in a statement on Friday, Cui Guangzhen, director
general of the Chinese commerce chamber in Nigeria, denied the involvement of
any Chinese citizen or firm in the incident.
Instead, Guangzhen blamed it on the Nigerian police.
“Our attention has been drawn to the reports that Olubunmi
Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior condemned the shooting of an immigration
officer allegedly on the orders of a Chinese company operating in Nigeria in a
briefing on March 27,” the statement reads.
“The China General Chamber of Commerce attaches great
importance to the reports and carried out an immediate investigation.
“Based upon the findings of police authority in Niger State,
the incident mentioned by the Minister of Interior happened on the 21st of
February, 2025 in Minna, Niger State.
“During a police action, the state police force was trying
to effect an arrest of some local citizen who was suspected of stealing iron
rods from a Chinese company.
“When encountering stiff resistance of the suspect, one of
the police officers fired a shot and the bullet accidentally hit a passerby who
was later identified to be an immigration officer.”
Guangzhen added that Chinese companies in Nigeria abide by
the law and are committed to the economic and social development of the
country.
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