I’ve cross-posted an article on The Horse’s Mouth from BNW Magazine that claims the Chinese government has implemented an unofficial policy for refusing to grant visa extensions for Nigerian citizens.

I want to comment on the continuous detention of Nigerians in China as a result of the prohibition of visa extension on the Nigeria passport. Most of the people detained are innocent Nigerians. Their crime is that they have expired visas because their visas could not be extended like those of other foreigners in China.

As a result of this issue, most Nigerians are intimidated and are living in fear. A lot of people have used this opportunity to oppress and dupe Nigerians because they know that we cannot report to the police.

There are many cases where employers refused to pay us our salaries because they know that we cannot report to the authorities. They tell us to do our worst. Reporting to the police means detention and deportation.