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Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs

UPDATE: The Chairman of Amuwo Local Government, Prince Lanre Sanusi together with officials of ASPMDA Market, The Lagos State Police Command led by the Area Commander and other sister security agencies on ground to brief the public about the situation.

- Lagos Police Command says what happened was the handwork of few and handful miscreants that have been cautioned and arrests will be made.

- The ASPMDA leader says everything was brought under control immediately the event happened.

- The president of the Chinese Community in ASPMDA spoke both in English and Chinese, she says Lagos Nigeria is a good market and they are enjoying and happy with it.

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@jidesanwoolu @LagosPoliceNG

UPDATE: The Chairman of Amuwo Local Government, Prince Lanre Sanusi together with officials of ASPMDA Market, The Lagos State Police Command led by the Area Commander and other sister security agencies on ground to brief the public about the situation.

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— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) September 15, 2026

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Traders In Lagos Stage Protest Against Chinese Shops At Trade Fair And ASPAMDA
https://www.nairaland.com/8748165/traders-lagos-stage-protest-against

Lagos state police should ensure every single one involved in that useless protest be made to sign an undertaken that if anything happens to Chinese owned stores in the complex, they will be held fully responsible .

- The president of the Chinese Community in ASPMDA spoke both in English and Chinese, she says Lagos Nigeria is a good market and they are enjoying and happy with it.

尼日利亚拉各斯是一个很好的市场，他们非常享受并且对此感到高兴。
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻That is the mandarin version in case you do not understand English.

He also added, “competition makes business grow, don’t be afraid to compete”.

Less I forgot, Lagos is a no man’s land, let everyone compete 🤣🤣🤣
Chinese don join the melting pot

Thank you Nigeria Police for your proactive service. Arrest every of the miscreants and their sponsors and throw them where they belong to.

"what happened was the handwork of few and handful miscreants that have been cautioned and arrests will be made."

EXCELLENT!

Nigeria must NOT add Xenophobia to our already HORRIBLE reputation.

The Chinese guys should beef up security in their stores because those miscreants will start breaking into their shops to steal their goods. Once they see competition, that's the next thing they do just to frustrate other reputable sellers out of business.

FSBoperator:
Lagos state police should ensure every single one involved in that useless protest be made to sign an undertaken that if anything happens to Chinese owned stores in the complex, they will be held fully responsible .

Exactly. Especially coming from people who say Lagos is a no man's land. Just like we allowed them to do their business, the Chinese are welcome. Most of our imports come from them, so what's the big deal.

Namaster:
"what happened was the handwork of few and handful miscreants that have been cautioned and arrests will be made."

EXCELLENT!

Nigeria must NOT add Xenophobia to our already HORRIBLE reputation.

In one of the videos of the protest, the one addressing their mob said in Ibo that "Chinese should not be allowed in our markets".

How is trade fair complex now their market ?

Lagos state should take over the trade fair complex .

You can't do trade in a state without state overview.

Lagos state should take over that market completely

flokii:
The Chinese guys should beef up security in their stores because those miscreants will start breaking into their shops to steal their goods. Once they see competition, that's the next thing they do just to frustrate other reputable sellers out of business.

That's how some of them were arrested years back for robbing a Chinese warehouse in China town Lagos.

When asked why , they said the Chinese business man was selling his shoe products far cheaper than them and so they decided to rob him of his stock so that they can remain in business.

The Chinese community should learn to respect their host

Don't just warn them, arrest them. Make sure they face the music so others can learn. You can't come to Yoruba land and be acting unruly. Everyone must compete.

Some Peter OBI people miscreants


They will just be constituting nuiscance wherever they find themselves

From Nigeria to South Africa to Malaysia to Brazil to Ghana

femi4:
The Chinese community should learn to respect their host

Who is the host here?

Ibo traders or Lagos state govt ?

This was how slavery started. It was black leaders who sold their people to the Arabs and then Europeans

I don't see reasons why some Nigerians wil behave like south Africa. Let every sell whatever they have. Build relationships with people, reduce Ur prices, your customers wil locate u

We fully accommodate our Chinese brothers and sisters in Lagos. Whoever is not happy should carry his shop to his village.

Who is the host, Ibo? You are not serious

femi4:
The Chinese community should learn to respect their host

Who is the host, Igbo? You are not serious

femi4:
The Chinese community should learn to respect their host

I don't see reasons why some Nigerians wil behave like south Africa. Let every sell whatever they have. Build relationships with people, reduce Ur prices, your customers wil locate u.


Don't dish out what U can not eat.

FSBoperator:
That's how some of them were arrested years back for robbing a Chinese warehouse in China town Lagos.

When asked why , they said the Chinese business man was selling his shoe products far cheaper than them and so they decided to rob him of his stock so that they can remain in business.

It's their modus operandi.. it's what they did to Yoruba-owned stores in the area where I grew up till they were discovered. Funny thing is, they will never rob stores owned by their own people but will rob all the Yoruba stores leaving none behind.

The Chinese are here to stay, whoever isn't happy should leave Lagos.

very good .we dont. want to be xenophobic like South Africans in nigeria.

It's not a good thing for foreigners to come price out our citizens in our own markets. Can we do the same in China? The same Chinese are mining our resources at ridiculous rates, and we already owe them so much in borrowed loans over the last 10yrs. It's not a tribal thing here, even if the protest is led by the Igbos. It's a gradual colonisation.

Namaster:
"what happened was the handwork of few and handful miscreants that have been cautioned and arrests will be made."

EXCELLENT!

Nigeria must NOT add Xenophobia to our already HORRIBLE reputation.

no be even for chinese wey dey help us

Why protesting

It's hunting you all now

e na go travel go china go carry cheap goods come sell for Lagos with better profit

Now China is playing same game...dem carry their goods come down here themselves and sell same product at even cheaper price than yours

so whats the fuzz for bro

be like non-abokis okada men wey dey vex say abokis dey carry passenger cheap than their own price... wetin concern passenger pass make e reach home safely


The competitiveness is a welcome development for buyers...

flokii:
It's their modus operandi.. it's what they did to Yoruba-owned stores in the area where I grew up till they were discovered. Funny thing is, they will never rob stores owned by their own people but will rob all the Yoruba stores leaving none behind.

The Chinese are here to stay, whoever isn't happy should leave Lagos.

And they always prioritise their own over any other tribe

If there is no Ibo businessman near them , they don't mind going across the state to patronise their own.

That's how one of them thinking I am Ibo told me why I was patronising a non Ibo business that Ibos have shops in the market that sell same product I was looking to buy

Why are they afraid of the Chinese people? Cos those ones would spoil their dubious business for them. Healthy competition is welcome abeg. It would drive down the prices of commodities. Many of the local traders have been so dishonest over the years

Emary:
It's not a good thing for foreigners to come price out our citizens in our own markets. Can we do the same in China? The same Chinese are mining our resources at ridiculous rates, and we already owe them so much in borrowed loans over the last 10yrs. It's not a tribal thing here, even if the protest is led by the Igbos. It's a gradual colonisation.

This is how you tried exploiting patriotism to get other Nigerians to join in your hate campaign against SA because those ones wanted to kick you out of their country because of your drug dealings there.

I warned that it was senseless to shut down SA owned businesss like MTN and DSTV that contribute very sizeable chunk to our economy and pay huge taxes over the fate of sins drug dealers in SA.

I will be siding with the Chinese as they are selling same Chinese products at a bargain price over your own exploitative prices