The Nigerian Government is on the
standpoint to take further steps to ensure safety and protection of its citizens
in South Africa. The position comes in the wake of a round of xenophobic
attacks that hit Johannesburg on Monday.
The government described the incidents as
unacceptable adding: ‘Enough is enough. Nigeria will take definitive measures
to ensure safety and protection of her citizens.’
Leaders of the two countries – Muhammadu
Buhari and Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to meet in October for bilateral talks
and also on matters relating to security of Nigerians in South Africa.
The two met on the sidelines of the 7th
Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD ; held last
week in the Japanese city of Yokohama.
Another government to have reacted to the
Johannesburg chaos is Zambia which tasked all its drivers plying the route to
and from South Africa to suspend their trips till further notice.
Zimbabwe’s Cross Borders Transportation
Association also warned that it could halt all South African cross border
transport over the situation.
The provincial and national governments
have called for restraint in the affected communities and cautioned against use
of criminal avenues to express grievances.
The ruling African National Congress, ANC, also expressed their worry over the situation as has the
main opposition Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters.
This criminality has been essentially
driven by pure criminals against properties of foreign nationals and South
Africans alike.
We call on SAPS
(police) to take charge of the streets and decisively restore order. Most importantly,
we call on South Africans to stop their violent intolerance of black foreign
nationals, the EFF statement read in part.
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