No Racist Chinese Restaurant in Lagos, Govt Insists | Nairalaw

The Lagos State Government has denied claims in the conventional
and social media that a racist Chinese restaurant called Shi Shi is
operating n Lagos.

The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve
Ayorinde, debunked the allegations in a statement yesterday,
claiming that the state government had investigated and could not
establish the veracity of the allegation.

Ayorinde said following the social media posts on Monday about
the allegation that a certain Chinese restaurant in Ikeja “is
engaged in racial discrimination against potential Nigerian
customers, our officers were sent to investigate the veracity of
the claim.”

He explained that the two officers who went there on Monday did
so incognito and found the allegations to be false in its
entirety.

According to him, the officers were served without any questions
or discrimination. They also took photographs without being
noticed.

He said the officers “also observed that the restaurant had a
number of Nigerians working inside there and did similarly observe
that pepper soup, a Nigerian delicacy is also on the menu.

“More, importantly, the restaurant has been registered with the
Lagos State Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture since 2016 as
required by law.

“As the regulators of eateries, restaurants, hotels, and other
hospitality facilities in Lagos State, the Ministry of Tourism Arts
and Tourism will further investigate this claim, beyond what our
findings on Monday revealed and will be vigilant about the
activities of this restaurant and its subsidiary.”