Nigeria Abroad
Just as uproar persists over the killing of a Nigerian by the police in India, an Indian NGO has said many Nigerians are responsible for myriad criminalities in an Indian city.
According to an Indian news report yesterday, Horizon Association for Literacy Upliftment, an NGO “working in the field of education upliftment of the underprivileged,” lodged a complaint with Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta that many Nigerians residing in Undri and Pimple Gurav areas are involved in illegal activities.
The NGO stated that Nigerians come to India on business, tourist and student visas, and never go back.
“More research showed that these people are involved in criminal activities, mainly supplying drugs to youngsters, prostitution and looting through various scams. They have created havoc in Delhi and Goa.
“The Police in South India has taken strict action against them. There are reports that they are entering the country illegally and selling drugs, scamming people to steal crores, and run away,” the complaint states.
The complaint was signed by the NGO’s chairman Zahid Shaikh along with some members.
The complaint also claims that some African girls arrested by the police in India’s Sangvi city for prostitution were HIV-positive.
This story first appeared in Nigeria Abroad
