The Chinese supermarket located in Gwarinpa area of Abuja has explained the reason behind its decision to deny Nigerians entry into the premises, saying it is because of their alleged nefarious activities.
The supermarket came into limelight on Tuesday when a resident of the area took to the social media to allege that he was denied entry into the premises because of his skin color.
The management denied that the decision to ban Nigerians from entering the premises was not geared to discriminate between tribe and colour.
It, however, said Nigerians are allowed to enter the supermarket individually and not in groups.
The supermarket, which is situated at 9 Bauchi Street, War College Estate, Gwarinpa, is a residential building turned supermarket and without a name, only a Chinese inscription on the fence and a traditional Asian lantern hung on the gate.
The gateman at the premises, who gave his name simply as Maxwell, said for more than one Nigerian to be allowed entry into the premises, they would have to be accompanied by policemen.
Justifying the management’s decision, one of the attendants, Samuel Azenda, a Nigerian, claimed that the supermarket was robbed by Nigerians in May during which more than N2.5 million was stolen.
Azenda said until May, the gate was always open to all and sundry.
It was learnt that the owners of the supermarket were currently not in the country as they were said to have been flown to China for medical treatment as a result of the injuries sustained during the robbery.
The supermarket attendant, who also claimed to have been beaten during the robbery, said about five personnel were beaten after a group of four armed men entered the premises in May to rob.
Azenda further explained that since the supermarket specializes mainly in Chinese foods and items, Nigerians are not their sole consumers but only a few that patronises Chinese products.
He also said those people are always welcome at the supermarket.
Insult...in our own land?Yeye dey smell
ReplyDeleteStory! I was waiting for this
DeleteSilly excuse!
DeleteNot enough reason. Why not fold up and go to your country.
DeleteStella, we need to take this issue serious.
DeleteI'm sure there's something going on in that place.
And NAFDAC should looking into what they sell.
Who knows if they are even producing fake medicine there?
Who knows if that is the secret place where those bastards produce those fake slim tea and flat tummy tea killing people?
We need to dig this!
Those smelly short ugly idiots are so annoying
This is a silly reply.I know say them date lie.
ReplyDeletesomebody should please burn down this ugly super market to the ground nau
DeleteArya Stark, is this you? Welcome to Nigeria. Don't worry, you are safe here. Sansa nko? Regards to snow.
DeleteLobatan!!!Nigerians are known for stealing.May God forgive us
ReplyDeleteOde which race no dey steal? Na pple like u go like lick oyinbo ass.
DeleteOloriburuku bakre, does it mean you are a thief also? Bitch!
DeleteAm sure they rob in their country too and they won't close against their own. Iranu.
DeleteAre you okay? Nigerians are known for stealing??? Just listen to yourself. I'm Nigerian and i don't steal pls. Where in the world do you have a society free of robbery or shoplifters??? With people like you Chinese people will grill your people like turkey and you will ok it.
DeleteWhy not search them then deny them entrance. Do they want to tell me that in their country people don't rob supermarket or are they the first,instead of them to boast their security up. Am not supporting the robbery but why deny innocent people their right cos you were robbed
ReplyDeleteDon't mind the foolish idiots.So it's only Nigerians that steal? What nonsense? This can only be tolerated in this country!!! These foreigners keep treating us like trash in our own country...wtf??? So cuz they claimed to have been robbed by Nigerians,that automatically makes every Nigerian a thief?? The guts on these bastards though...ugh!!!!
DeleteExactly my thought!
DeleteSo does it mean if you were robbed in your country you will stop chinese from entering the mart?
If you can't allow the citizens you are operating in their country to use your supermarket then pack up and go back to your country.
Barrister that cannot spell boost. It's ok, after they will coman be crying of lack of jobs.
DeleteIs that so.
ReplyDeleteWait a minute, U sell mostly Chinese stuff and U were robbed of about N2.5m worth of goods, so obviously only someone who needs Chinese stuff will do that! Not enough reason to ban Nigerians. Kapish!
DeleteFirst And foremost, if I were the minister of FCT, this supermarket will be closed and people sued for using a residential area for business. You dare not try this in China.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, it is no enough reason to ban Nigerians just for the sole reason of robbery.
See what our leaders have brought upon us. A Chinko taking laws into his hands in our own country! Una dey mad.
DSS shey una sabi raid, make una and immigration go raid here for illegal migrants.
That was how an Indian man bought an expired cream from my neighbor's pharmacy. My neighbor didn't know d cream was expired when he sold it. The Indian man now discovered and returned d cream, he was shouting at d pharmacist, the pharmacist was pleading and apologizing, d Indian didn't want to hear. My neighbor just got angry and started shouting back at d Indian...that upon his apologies d Indian is still shouting at him, that he was gonna call immigration for d Indian. Immediately the Indian heard immigration, he calmed down and was now d one begging....lol. That was when I knew that most of this chinko peeps and Indians in naija are illegal and are scared of nigerian immigration.
DeleteA thousand likes!
DeleteLmao
ReplyDeleteBull shit excuse
ReplyDeleteNigerians eat chinese food alot
I even took bae to one at Adeola Odeku last saturday
Yes we do but do we know how to prepare them?
DeleteThis is a supermarket not a restaurant
Lol
ReplyDeleteWhat else can we say then????
Can Nigerians go to China and try this??... Is something wrong with them??.. Biko, the government should send them packing let them go to China and ban whoever they want to ban from shopping
ReplyDeleteI don't blame them to denying the man entry. From his name, he could be a terrorist in disguise.
ReplyDeleteJames..ode ni e sha..brain no..english RIP..
DeleteHmmmmm
ReplyDeleteWhat will I be doing in a Chinese mart when I don't eat frog garnished noodles?
ReplyDeleteLol. Frog garnished noodles indeed
DeleteThey were robbed by thieves,which one is robbed by Nigerians. Majorities of their customers are Chinese, it's their Chinese people that gave the thieves info on how to go about the whole robbery,most robberies usually link to an insider
ReplyDeleteIt's only in Nigeria where this rubbish can be allowed. Where are the government agencies that gave this business license to operate? Those licenses should be suspended until they stop this racist practice. Rubbish
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm......still there is something about it
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of discrimination is this?
ReplyDeleteThis people clearly dont understand the meaning of racial stereotyping. Very dumb. It is still discriminatory. There can be no excuse. So, because men stole your money, you ban all men. Do they know how much havoc some Chinese people have caused, yet they're allowed entry into the country?
Racial acceptance does not come because nobody of that race has committed a crime against you before. No. It happens because of decency.
First time I enquired about an exchange programme in Cambridge when I was younger. I was accepted but my programme director later told me that Nigerians were known to come here and run away. The last 3 she dealt with did the same thing. But why do you think she accepted me, despite all that happened earlier? Decency and equal opportunity.
You cant come to another man's country, after being allowed to buy land and start business, then you give their people conditions or bar them from entry. Heck youre in Nigeria, the likely people that will attack you or steal from you are, guess who? Nigerians. Your likely patrons too, are Nigerians. If I go to Iceland, the likely thieves there will be from Iceland. Unless you declare the place a private property of residence, such law is discriminatory and against our laws here.
In saner climes, that shop will be sealed immediately by the government. They wont even have the impetus to spill this muck.
I understand their plight, but why not install cctv cameras amd employ good security guards in and around the premise instead.
ReplyDeleteAfterall the guy that killed about 50 or more people at the Orlando gay night club was alone and still able to carry out his mission. Not like am trying to compare that to this though.
All am saying is that they should step up their security game instead of restricting indigenous people from entering. .
see story
ReplyDeleteInsult......China cannt take this from nigeria, and nigeria will swallow it because they are look for foreign investors. Chai! they are so dumb to give such silly excuse.
ReplyDeleteWhen Nigerians boast your other businesses,you open this one and suddenly think the best way to tackle theft in your supermarket is by banning Nigerians from entry?
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me????
*boost
DeleteThat's a load bull s**t. The simple solution would have been to close down and not segregate the very people who are your landlords smh. This rubbish can only fly in nigeria
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame! You don't ban people because there was a robbery, they are supposed to have a CCTV.
ReplyDeleteThe first law the Chinese supermarket broke was operating in a residential building. That is so illegal, and by the way, where are the law enforcement agencies in Abuja, how can they open a supermarket in a residential building? I do not get it!
There is no name at the entrance. Chinese are well known to be lawbreakers in their host country.
The problem with some Nigerian youths, for them to take their anger on the corrupt government, they would rather be going on robbery rampage. A disgraceful act that tarnish the names of Nigerians.
I was so mad at the first post on this issue that I refused to even open the post to read details.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what in heavens name pushed me to click on this one; I am ashamed of this country Nigeria.
No Nigerian will dare try this shit anywhere.
Nonsense!
Imagine in our own country , that bullshit.
ReplyDeleteWell I don't blame them . My cosmetics customer in Kaduna has about 5 sales persons who follow a particular group of women everywhere when they come to shop.
ReplyDeleteIf they come in hijab (the long and flowing ones) please don't overlook them ooooo. We had alot of cases in my mum's shop in Kaduna then. They will empty your shop without you noticing.
DeleteBut Chinese trying this crap in my country is bull to the shit mehn. Gosh, I so hate them plus their brothers from India, Korea and Lebanon.
And our Nigeria government will pretend not to notice. No regard abroad and now at home too? No regard.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter if they have been robbed a zillion times, its a business and should be opened to the citizens, a foreign business at that. If they feel it is too risky to run,let them shut down...simple
Smh only in nigeria
ReplyDeleteSmh only in nigeria
ReplyDeleteRobbring is an excuse, Chinese do it, I have worked with them before any little mistake one hand is to fire that person immediately
ReplyDeleteHow sure are they that the robbery (if at all there was any)was carried out by Nigerians? According to Lai Mohammed it could have been done by Fulani herdsmen from Libya. See how Nigerians have been turned into second class citizens in their own country. So sad
ReplyDeleteSuch a lame excuse abeg, I am not buying this.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens to having CCTV installed, and employing abi more security personnel to man the premises.
Imagine coming to one's Country and dictating who to attend your shop and how many! Naaawaaoo!!!! Being Law upon themselves! President Bubu must hear this.
Hope say them they pay tax's oh,cuz I don't understand how a restaurant will look like a personal house,its just too coded
ReplyDeleteHahahahaahahahahahahaahahaahhahaha.
ReplyDeleteNija 4 life. Always show casing their talent everywhere.
If someone like James had made this comment, i would have scrolled past.. Its not funny please.. Not everyone in Niveria steals.. Like Chinese people are saints!
DeleteThat's a big lie I did not hear of any robbery in the estate in may. I stay on nassarawa and bauchi is not far from nassarawa Street. Those people are full of lies. They have a bakery in that same compound. And most of their staffs all Chinese. They want to colonise the whole of the estate.
ReplyDeleteThey go out in groups, come back in groups.
Am sure most of them came in to work here illegally. But cos there are no laws in Nigeria they move about freely with police saluting them.
I have been to China, u can not try all what they are doing here in their country. Government should look into this, cos those people feel they are above the law cos of their yellow skin.
Make we see police report. Lies. Something shady is definitely going on there...
ReplyDeleteSo u ban Americans from entering a store in America because Americans robbed the store??? Oya an agency should pick this up. Unless of course Buhari is starving them and they can't perform their duties. Ha!!!!
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