Facts have emerged that women and children holed up in the Nigeria Consulate in South Africa have been hit by hunger.
Browsing: Xenophobic attacks
There is prospect Nigerian victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa may soon get some justice.
The President of the Nigerian Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, on Friday said that victims of the recent xenophobic attacks in that country deserved to be compensated.
The Federal Government has concluded plans on how to bring back back home Nigerians in South Africa as a result of xenophobic attacks.
The Federal Government has clarified that it is only recalling the country’s High Commissioner in South Africa for consultation, over the recent escalated xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country.
The National Orientation Agency has appealed to Nigerians to remain peaceful and law abiding citizens despite the unwarranted provocation of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Peter Obi, has called on South Africans to stop the attacks on foreigners, including Nigerians, describing the development as most pathetic and regrettable.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered water-tight security around embassies, foreign missions, foreigners and their businesses within the country.
Dr Orji Kalu, Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, has condemned the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, describing it as ill conceived, disheartening and wicked.
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says attacks on Nigerians in South Africa are absolutely unacceptable, reckless and unreasonable.
The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians not to attack the South African businesses operating in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has decried with serious concern the worsening Xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, with Nigerians being major victims.
Oba Hammeed Adekunle, the Olowu of Kuta in Osun, said on Tuesday that the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa were premeditated going by comments credited to some South African leaders in the past.
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Hon. Yusuf Buba, has said that the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa will soon be brought under control.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the Federal Government is looking into possibility of sending some security agents to South Africa to safeguard lives and property of Nigerians.
The Nigeria Union has advised Nigerians leaving in South Africa to avoid Pretoria Central Business District until the Police Authority certify the area safe for foreign nationals.
The Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation on Tuesday appealed to youths and students’ organisations in Nigeria to refrain from further planned picketing of South African businesses in Nigeria over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in their country.
The Senate has written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanding for the names of Nigerians killed in South Africa due to Xenophobic attacks.
The Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to demand justice for the killing of its citizens living abroad in line with the country’s foreign policy.
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Monday condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that further attacks on Nigerians would no longer be condoned.