Nigerians Demand Action Against South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks
Nigerians have taken to social media to condemn the new wave of Xenophobic attacks on their fellow citizens in South Africa.
Photos and footage of the latest attacks had flooded social media on Monday. Business owned by Nigerians and other foreigners were said to have been looted and razed by South Africans in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg on Sunday.
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The latest attacks, which were confirmed by the Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), attracted widespread condemnations from Nigerians on Twitter.
Some of the prominent reactions were from the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs , Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
Onyeama said in a tweet on Monday: “Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in #SouthAfrica by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection. Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures.”
In her reaction, Dabiri-Erewa said: “Sad, Reports from South Africa attacking foreigners. I can’t verify most of the videos. However,whatever decisions to be taken now can only be at the Ministerial level. AU intervention may be crucial. This is not what we should be doing to ourselves as Africans.”
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Other Nigerians who also reacted on Twitter called on the Federal Government to take immediate actions to end the attacks.
Below are some of the reactions:
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