Sunday 19 April 2015

South Africa Xenophobia - FG to Evacuate Nigerians, Reps Want Envoy Recalled

 
The Federal Government has said it evacuate Nigerians from South Africa if the xenophobic attacks there get worse. 

Addressing State House journalists yesterday on the recent reports of attacks on foreigners in South Africa, Foreign Affairs Minister Aminu Wali said it is Nigeria's duty to bring her citizens back should the attacks get worse and taking such a duty serious.
Wali said Nigeria would not allow any of her nationals to be subjected to such an "inhuman treatment."

He, however, noted that his discussions with the Nigeria's Head of Mission in Pretoria had indicated that no Nigerian in South Africa had so far been affected.
"They informed me that they've called the Nigerian community and addressed them and told them to close their shops, stay home, keep out of trouble and obey the laws of South Africa," he said.

Also, House of Representatives yesterday called on the federal government to recall our High Commissioner to South Africa pending resolution of the ongoing attacks in that country. In a matter of urgent national importance sponsored by Rep Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the House frowned at the spate of the killings of foreigners.
"Nigeria should recall its High Commissioner from South Africa pending when the attacks will stop," said the lawmaker in her presentation before the House.

However youths in Lagos yesterday staged a peaceful protest to express their grievance over the ongoing xenophobic attack in South Africa and threatened to picket South African firms operating in Nigeria if the situation is not put under control.

The youths who gathered under the tag of "Concerned Nigerians against Xenophobia" were led by Segun Tomori and marched to the South African High Commission office in Lagos.
The protesters took off from Ajose Adeogun Roundabout, Victoria Island, wearing white shirts.
According to Tomori, South Africans should not forget so soon how Nigeria and other frontline African countries stood by them as brothers and sisters against apartheid.

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