{"id":45272,"date":"2009-09-25T10:11:21","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T17:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=45272"},"modified":"2009-09-25T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T17:11:21","slug":"nigerian-anger-over-china-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/09\/nigerian-anger-over-china-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Anger over China Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/8274755.stm\">The BBC reports <\/a><\/strong>on growing tensions between Nigeria and China over treatment of Nigerian immigrants imprisoned in China:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nigeria MPs have asked the government to investigate the status of Chinese residents in the country, saying some may be staying there illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The demand follows allegations that Nigerians in China, especially those in jail, are being mistreated.<\/p>\n<p>The MPs asked the government to reject a request by the Chinese authorities to cremate the bodies of 30 Nigerians who have died in Chinese jails.<\/p>\n<p>There are an estimated 700 Nigerians currently in prison in China.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Chris Ewokor in Abuja says they are mainly charged with immigration, drug or fraud offences.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more about Africans in China, via CDT.<\/p>\n<p><!-- E SF --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC reports on growing tensions between Nigeria and China over treatment of Nigerian immigrants imprisoned in China: Nigeria MPs have asked the government to investigate the status of Chinese residents in the country, saying some may be staying there illegally. 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