BEIJING: Hundreds of foreigners on Tuesday protested in China’s
Guangzhou over the death of a
Nigerian in police custody. Some of them pelted stones at police, postings in Chinese websites said.
The Beijing-based ambassador of Nigeria rushed to Guangzhou and discussed the matter with local authorities. An investigation into the
custodial death has been ordered.
Nigeria, like other African countries, shares close ties with China.
The Nigerian was brought to a police station on Monday after an altercation over fare with the driver of an electric bicycle used for ferrying passengers. “They were taken to the police station, but the foreigner fell into a coma and died,” said a police statement.
“We will investigate the case and make our findings public,” a police officer in Yuexiu district said.