Attack must be on drug trade, not race
Updated On: 08 November, 2013 07:19 AM IST | | MiD DAY Correspondent
For a couple of days now, Goa has been in some turmoil after a Nigerian national was stabbed to death there in what was is said to be a turf war over control of the drug trade in North Goa
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For a couple of days now, Goa has been in some turmoil after a Nigerian national was stabbed to death there in what was is said to be a turf war over control of the drug trade in North Goa. After the killing, nearly 200 Nigerians blocked the National Highway-17 for four hours to protest against the murder.u00a0
The killing and subsequent tension has had a ripple effect, with the police cracking down on Nigerians staying illegally in various parts of the city. While the action against illegal residents is certainly justified, it is shocking that a Nigerian minister has gone on record warning of reprisal action against Indians living in Nigeria in what is seen as a tit-for-tat response.
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