The Gum Arabic factory in Maiduguri,
where two Indian workers were gunned down by suspected Boko Haram
members, has shut down its operations indefinitely. As a result, over
100 Nigerians working in the firm were told to go home.
The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria,
Mr. Mahesh Sachdev, confirmed this on Saturday during a dinner hosted
by the chairperson of Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Achia
Dewan.
The envoy urged the Federal Government to tackle insecurity in Nigeria particularly in the North-East.
He said, “The factory where our Indians
were killed in Maiduguri has been shut down and it has a staff strength
of over 100. The current incident that I mentioned to you in detail is a
rude setback for people-to-people ties.
“But I do believe and hope that this
will not be an insurmountable problem. Soon, the happy intermingling of
Indian and Nigerian people in all parts of India and all parts of
Nigeria would resume the way it has always been.
“The menace of insecurity is a Nigerian
problem and it is for our Nigerian brothers to resolve these problems
themselves. I have full faith in the capacity of our Nigerian brothers
to resolve this problem and I will like to wish them well.”
Source-The Punch
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