Phone dealers in Kano State have reportedly confronted Chinese nationals accused of selling mobile phones directly to consumers at prices lower than those offered by local retailers.

The confrontation, captured in a video circulating on social media, saw the traders challenge the Chinese nationals over their alleged direct-to-consumer sales, insisting that such business practices were undermining their operations.

The traders reportedly maintained that the Chinese nationals should not bypass local retailers to sell phones directly to customers at cheaper rates, which they said could put their businesses at a disadvantage.

The incident comes weeks after a similar controversy erupted in Lagos, where some Igbo phone traders protested against Chinese nationals over alleged direct sales to consumers at prices they considered unfair to local dealers.

The Lagos dispute attracted reactions from several Nigerian public figures, including Lere Olayinka and Dotun, who reportedly commented on the controversy.

However, neither Olayinka nor Dotun has publicly reacted to the reported incident in Kano as of the time of filing this report.

The latest development has renewed attention on the growing tensions between local phone dealers and foreign businesses over pricing, distribution channels and competition in Nigeria’s mobile phone market.