Over 1000 Nigerians are being held in inhumane conditions in a warehouse in Saudi Arabia over issues concerning incomplete residency papers, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on its tweeter on Thursday.

A Nigerian who spoke to the BBC Hausa Service from the General Service detention centre at Al-Shumaisy, near Makkah, said hundreds of them are being detained under “unbearable condition” for over two weeks, claiming that no Nigerian consulate official had visited them.

“At least, we are Nigerians. There are about 1,000 of us here in the detention facility, including women and children. We spent at least two weeks here. Some of us could not even perform five daily prayers because they are sick and they are not receiving any medical attention. They put us under air-conditioner and everybody is shivering because of cold,” one of the detainees said.

He said that they were detained along with nationals from Niger, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Mali and Pakistan, among others; adding that unlike Nigeria, other countries have since come forward to pick their nationals.

He claimed that they couldn’t reach Nigerian consulate officials. “We could not reach Nigerian officials since we were detained here. We were asked to come out, and we obeyed. But they are keeping us here, “he said.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/news-headlines/item/26968-1,000-nigerians-held-in-saudi-arabia.html

Nigeria: A country where you are worth nothing as a citizen. I know this will make FP because of Saudi Arabia. #meccatins

Where is that man that is representing Nigeria in Saudi?! He is an ambassador i think? That man must be a very nonchallant person for an issue to be reported on air, BBC Hausa for that matter and he is sitting in one zone eating date palm! When you talk about inhumanity, i think this case is qualified! I have always heard this country is a so called welcoming country..what about this trash!

I thought muslims are their brother's keeper. abi is it not saudi?

You choose to go there, enjoy the place now, enjoy your muslim holy land enjoy it stu.pid m.orons

Na wetin dem chop bellyfood them

But what's this country turning to ? Oga o

Cry, my beloved country. But come o, why did they remain there without the necessary papers? Nigerians love anywhere but Naija. SMconfusedH

No Friend or brther in islam. Keep off from me

Do we really hav ambassadors nd foreign minister..9ja OYO La wa

Inhumane is defined as Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

I taught they are brodas wetyn come happen? Abi black muslim different from white muslim?

You begin to wonder why you should be a law abiding citizen. Pakistanis, Ethiopians even Niger republic came to rescue their citizens but Nigerian representatives in Saudi gave ZERO care for their own.
We all know everything have a "fake" but for a country to have a fake is something else. I can't believe I'm living in a fake country!

They should do the same to those in kirikiri. put ac in their cells for those to shiver to death! smh. on a serious note, government should not neglect them.

I have said it before, if I ever find myself in trouble in a foreign land, the last place I will go to for help is the NIGERIA CONSULATE. Infact I wouldn't even find one sef (cos they make themselves invisible), so what am I saying.

If there were British, American, canadian, European, Australian and even Ghanaian citizens... their government would have made themsleves available to them. How many years ago did I watch in the news that some Aussie tourists were stranded in a politically violent country and could not return to their country because some airlines refused to fly (something like that). No be their government chatter QANTAS planes to go pick them up? Nigeria, let me not start abeg, it's too early for a migraine.


What are these people doing with incomplete papers BTW.

. . . IN SEARCH OF GREENER PASTURE

Naijas in diaspora she please come back home nd stop humiliating themselves over there,imagine being locked inside a warehouse like goods. SMH

No brother in de jungle, sorry(muslim). Dey shud say de truth, dey re Meccah Bigot.s

precious oloye: Naijas in diaspora she please come back home nd stop humiliating themselves over there,imagine being locked inside a warehouse like goods. SMH

Please let them be my dear. What has your country got to offer them? if Saudi Arabia can give them a better life why would they turn that down and subject themselves to LIFE OF A PAUPER in that your country Nigeria?

mrrock: You begin to wonder why you should be a law abiding citizen. Pakistanis, Ethiopians even Niger republic came to rescue their citizens but Nigerian representatives in Saudi gave ZERO care for their own.
We all know everything have a "fake" but for a country to have a fake is something else. I can't believe I'm living in a fake country!

It is well

Hajj never finish??



we go soon hear Committee on Rescuing 1000 Hajj Escapees

@jennykadry.
Thank you!. But even if they don't have complete papers is not a reason to abandon them. Hope you read that other countries came for their citizens.

I can bet that ware house is really comfortable than most nigerian homes.

Im sure these are all my Hausa brothers.

Come back to Nigeria and worship at our shrines. There is no need to go to Mecca to pray to God.

So, because of the fact that they are moslems the Arabians should over-look them for not having their genuine documents! Very funny.

mrrock: @jennykadry.
Thank you!. But even if they don't have complete papers is not a reason to abandon them. Hope you read that other countries came for their citizens.

Even Iraqi govt will reach there and protect their country people before Nigeria govt will even think about doing anything. The poorest of all nations will do anything to protect their people, Nigeria will never do that.

Even that warehouse will be better than their homes in Nigeria....and that's if they have any

I pray they come back home safely

at least dem try to give them free ac wen me dey use fan for here.

Nigeria is your home come back

Are there biafrans among them? This seems like an aboki affair.