A Nigerian journalist who accused Chinese Company known as Inner Galaxy Group situated in Ukwa in Abia State, of Rights Abuse of its workers has vowed not to relent despite efforts by the company to alter evidence of allegations.
The journalist, via a social media post revealed more evidence backing his first allegation against the company. It should be recalled that the journalist during his first publication on social media against the company described the company as a “Chinese modern day slave camp, right inside Nigeria”.
He alleged that the company has over 1000 Nigerian workers, working under the most dehumanizing conditions ever known to mankind. They resume work as early as 6am and close as late as 7pm daily. Monday to Sunday.
According to him, workers in the company faces;
NO LEAVE. NO OFF. NO EXCUSE. NO OFFER LETTER. NO EMPLOYMENT LETTER.
He added that ‘A worker can be employed today and be sacked that same day for no reason. Every day and minute in that company, could be your last, as a Nigerian worker. There is no job security, or job guarantee. They will sack workers and chase them away with Army or police, never to return.
The above allegation has pushed the Abia State government to set up a committee to investigate the Journalist’s allegation. The committee will be reporting back to the state government on their findings.
However, the journalist has said that the committee visit is altering his evidence whereby, they want to rubbish his findings but they ended up concealing them as most of the things he tabled as evidence are being worked on and upgraded.
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Adding to his allegation against the company, the journalist, quoting a member of the committee, Mr. Sam Hart, wondered why they watch as the company alter his evidence.
He noted that before his investigation, Inner Galaxy Canteen was unhygienic and unkempt.
Below is a video showing the before and after his investigation.
https://twitter.com/Truthfully83/status/1296073725633277953?s=20
Speaking further, the journalist revealed that all this happened after agents from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) visited the place.
“Despite my overwhelming evidence, and that of @fccpcnigeria. Which shows that inner Galaxy group employees, sleep in containers like animals in cage. The company lied that those containers are for goods only”.
Video and pictures below showed where the Inner Galaxy workers sleep inside container.
https://twitter.com/Truthfully83/status/1296073947293917184?s=20
Meanwhile, after he had exposed the condition of the place, “the company was asked to move those containers out. In order to conceal, and alter evidence.
See a short video of inner Galaxy group removing those containers.
https://twitter.com/Truthfully83/status/1296074295173697537?s=20
Asking Sam Hart, If those containers are truly for goods only, and why was it moved out on the 14th of August 2020. Just 2 days after the allegation was made and days after @fccpcnigeria visited inner Galaxy group factory.
The journalist uploaded a video showing the place where the containers are being moved to.
https://twitter.com/Truthfully83/status/1296074573042024449?s=20
The journalist said, the company allegedly paid a blogger to put up a post in a bid to alter his evidence that the company is a slave camp right here in Nigeria.
https://twitter.com/Truthfully83/status/1296074599831150593?s=20
He further stated that the the company carefully selected some workers, made promises, & begged them to claim to your committee that, they are well treated and well taken care of during the visit of the committee set up by the Abia State government.
“They even took pictures with some, which they posted online. you can see how unhappy they look”, the Journalist said.
To buttress his point and his allegations against Inner Galaxy, the journalist said the company has sent some emissaries to reach out to him to stop further exposing them.
“Inner Galaxy group, has sent emissaries, to reach out to me. to stop exposing them. People i truly respect. They have spent million of naira on various media platforms, including paying millions to @lindaikeji, to use her blog, to discredit my story, but it never worked”, he said.
According to the journalist, the company have paid millions, for live television programs, to help improve, their already battered image.
https://twitter.com/Truthfully83/status/1296074649269403649?s=20
