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Xenophobia: FG advises Nigerians to avoid travelling to South Africa

Wednesday, September 04, 2019 at 11:59 AM by Nurudeen Lawal

- The federal government has advised Nigerians against travelling to high risk and volatile areas in South Africa

- This is following the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals by South Africans

- The Nigerian government further gave assurance that it is committed to protecting the lives and properties of Nigerians in South Africa

The federal government has repeatedly condemned the renewed attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals and their businesses in South Africa which has led to the loss of lives and properties worth millions of Naira.

In a fresh communique by spokesperson to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye, the Nigerian government said it is engaging the relevant South African authorities via the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, Consulate General in Johannesburg and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja to ensure that definite measures are put in place to curtail the unfortunate attacks, Channels TV reports.

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However, owing to the tension created by the attacks, the federal government has advised Nigerians to avoid travelling to high risk and volatile areas until the situation is brought under control.

Nwonye in his statement assured Nigerians that that the government is committed to protecting the lives and properties of Nigerians in South Africa.

Meanwhile, the government also commended the arrest of some perpetrators of the dastardly act by the South African police and called for speedy prosecution to serve as deterrence to others.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Musiliudeen Akinremi, a Nigerian federal lawmaker, asked the federal government to recall Nigeria’s envoy to South Africa and close down the South African embassy in the country within the next 24 hours.

Akinremi who is a member of House of Representatives, representing Ibadan North federal constituency, described the killings of Nigerians in South Africa as heinous.