ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In order to observe its nationals living abroad to fight against fraud, the China has opened “overseas police service stations” in Nigeria.
According to its report titled “110 Overseas: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild”, the police service covers China’s efforts to fight “fraud” committed by its citizens living in other countries.
The report stated that the police station has been opened in 22 countries around the world.
In Europe, the locations include London, Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, Athens, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt.
North America is also home to four of the stations, with three locations in Toronto and one in New York City. In all, there are 54 such stations in 30 different countries, Peoples Gazette reports.
In Nigeria, the Fuzhou-Run overseas police “Service Station” is located in Benin City, Edo State.
The report further noted that China has opened these police stations in an attempt to “combat the growing issue of fraud and telecommunication fraud by Chinese nationals living abroad”.
The operations of Police station have resulted in 230,000 Chinese nationals being “persuaded to return” to China “voluntarily” in the last year to face criminal prosecution.
The report also listed the potential human rights abuses associated with the stations, including using harassment and intimidation methods, such as threatening the family members of the overseas citizens.
Efforts to reach Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, proved abortive as phone calls and messages sent have been unanswered.
However, SP Chidi Nwanbuzor, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State Police Command, said he was not aware of the development.