Esther Salifu
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has shutdown an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket that restrict entry to only Chinese nationals on Monday .
The supermarket is located at the China General Chamber of Commerce along Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Road FCT Abuja .
The commission have summoned the owner Cindy Liu Bei to come in person before on or before Wednesday.
This directive came after a discrete investigation in reaction from complaint by Nigerians alleging discriminatory practices. .
The operator of the supermarket is at risk of sanction if found guilty by the FCCPC officials.
The policy of restricting Nigerians from entering the Chinese supermarket sparked widespread condemnation across various social media platforms as Nigerians voiced their concerns over the discriminatory treatment.
However visiting the premises on Monday, the commission officials led by the Director for Surveillance and Investigation, Boladale Adeyinka, said the mission of the commission was in response to the viral video when Nigerians were allegedly being discriminated against and denied access to a supermarket located in Abuja.
Adeyinka, at the end of the enforcement, stated that the owner of the supermarket, a Chinese lady, Cindy Liu Bei, fled on Monday at 8:26 am with her family as confirmed on the Closed-Circuit Television camera.
She said, “The essence of the surveillance and investigation that we conducted today is to verify the allegations and the content of that viral video.
“On arrival, we noticed that the supermarket which is right behind me, was sealed and padlocked externally. Inquiries have shown that yes, as this morning this supermarket was open and people were here.
She added that if the Chinese owner failed to attend to the summons, which is a lawful inquiry, the mandate of the commission under its powers would seal the premises until she appeared before the commission.
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