PANAJI // Police in Goa have arrested a local man over the killing of a Nigerian, whose death has triggered protests and heightened tensions in the state.
A Indian in his mid-thirties was detained on Tuesday night in north Goa, accused of being part of a gang which stabbed the Nigerian to death last week, a senior police official said. He said further arrests were expected soon.
Tensions have been rising in the western resort state since the man was found dead on October 30. Police blamed the killing on rivalry between local and Nigerian drug traffickers.
Nigeria told India on Tuesday that it feared for the safety of its nationals in Goa and called for immediate action against those responsible for the killing.
Goan police arrested 53 Nigerians last week after about 200 of them staged a protest against the killing, chasing a police hearse carrying the corpse and laying the body on the road.
Following the demonstration, which blocked Goa’s main highway for several hours, Goa’s chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, asked police to track down Nigerians living illegally in the former Portuguese colony so that they could be deported.
After the protest, a minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party government, Dayanand Mandrekar, stirred more controversy by saying: “Nigerians are like cancer.”
Nigeria’s high commission issued a diplomatic note and demanded on Tuesday that the security of its nationals be assured.
“We have lost one of our nationals in a cold-blooded murder,” a spokesman said, calling for justice and compensation for the family of the dead man.
The previous day, another high commission official warned of repercussions against Indians living in Nigeria unless Goa stopped “evicting Nigerians” from the coastal state and caught the killers.
The Indian community numbers around 35,000 in Nigeria, according to the Indian foreign ministry website.
The Indian government said it was in touch with Abuja and added that Nigeria has sought an official probe.
“Obviously the Nigerian high commission is concerned and there is a sense of anguish at what may have happened to some of their nationals,” said foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin.
“They have requested us to carry out a thorough investigation and to bring to book those who are involved in the death of a Nigerian national and the consequent issues that followed from that.”
He said the ministry had asked the Goa government for an investigation and the state administration had promised to send a report to New Delhi by Friday.
* Agence France-Presse
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How to join and use Abu Dhabi’s public libraries
• There are six libraries in Abu Dhabi emirate run by the Department of Culture and Tourism, including one in Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
• Libraries are free to visit and visitors can consult books, use online resources and study there. Most are open from 8am to 8pm on weekdays, closed on Fridays and have variable hours on Saturdays, except for Qasr Al Watan which is open from 10am to 8pm every day.
• In order to borrow books, visitors must join the service by providing a passport photograph, Emirates ID and a refundable deposit of Dh400. Members can borrow five books for three weeks, all of which are renewable up to two times online.
• If users do not wish to pay the fee, they can still use the library’s electronic resources for free by simply registering on the website. Once registered, a username and password is provided, allowing remote access.
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The flights
Fly to Rome with Etihad (www.etihad.ae) or Emirates (www.emirates.com) from Dh2,480 return including taxes. The flight takes six hours. Fly from Rome to Trapani with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) from Dh420 return including taxes. The flight takes one hour 10 minutes.
The hotels
The author recommends the following hotels for this itinerary. In Trapani, Ai Lumi (www.ailumi.it); in Marsala, Viacolvento (www.viacolventomarsala.it); and in Marsala Del Vallo, the Meliaresort Dimore Storiche (www.meliaresort.it).
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Power: 630hp
Torque: 850Nm
Transmission: 8-speed Tiptronic automatic
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The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
Info
What: 11th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship
When: December 27-29, 2018
Confirmed: men: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Kevin Anderson, Dominic Thiem, Hyeon Chung, Karen Khachanov; women: Venus Williams
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ae, Virgin megastores or call 800 86 823
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AGL AWARDS
Golden Ball - best Emirati player: Khalfan Mubarak (Al Jazira)
Golden Ball - best foreign player: Igor Coronado (Sharjah)
Golden Glove - best goalkeeper: Adel Al Hosani (Sharjah)
Best Coach - the leader: Abdulaziz Al Anbari (Sharjah)
Fans' Player of the Year: Driss Fetouhi (Dibba)
Golden Boy - best young player: Ali Saleh (Al Wasl)
Best Fans of the Year: Sharjah
Goal of the Year: Michael Ortega (Baniyas)