- Source: Nigerians in India
Nigerians in India form one of the largest African communities in the country. As of November 2013, there were about 10,000 Nigerians living and working in india, and now as of 2024 there are around 50,000 Nigerians living and working in India. They live in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kanpur, Hyderabad and Lucknow .
Demographics
It is estimated that there are more than 2,500 Nigerians living in Delhi, 3,000 in Bangalore, and with another 4,000 spread across the rest of the country. Neither the Indian police nor the Nigerian High Commission has details of the number of Nigerians currently residing in India. Many Nigerians are also found in several unauthorized colonies like Munirka, Uttam Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar.
Inter-ethnic relations
Some Nigerians enter India illegally via Bangladesh.
Many Nigerians associate themselves with crime mainly drug trafficking and
financial fraud; around 500 Nigerians are held in various jails across India.
Organizations
The All India Nigerian Students and Community Association (AINSCA), a non-official arm of the Nigerian embassy helps members of the community living in India. It liaisons proactively with Delhi police to nab unscrupulous elements in the community. It also shields its members involved in illegal sex trafficking from repercussions. Eddie, the chairman of AINSCA was filmed by BBC Africa Eye as one of the traffickers.
See also
India–Nigeria relations
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Agama di Nigeria
- Orang Nigeria
- Kecelakaan derek Makkah 2015
- Nigeria
- Insiden desak-desakan Mina 2015
- Rajam dalam Islam
- Nigerians in India
- Hinduism in Nigeria
- India–Nigeria relations
- Nigerians
- British Nigerians
- Nigeria
- Economy of Nigeria
- Vir Das
- Postcards (2024 TV series)
- Islam in India
