Nigeria has complained to South Africa about a
wave of attacks targeting foreigners and called on
Pretoria to punish the culprits and compensate
the victims, the foreign ministry said on
Wednesday. Junior foreign minister Musiliu
Obanikoro summoned South Africa’s High
Commissioner Lulu Mnguni “to
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register Nigeria’s protest over the ongoing
xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans in
South Africa”.
“In the meeting, ambassador Obanikoro
condemned the attacks on foreigners in South
Africa, expressing concern on the fate of
Nigerians and indeed of other nationals who are
migrants in the country,” said a statement from
his office.
South Africa needed to take “concrete steps to
quell the unrest and bring the culprits involved to
book” to act as a deterrent and prevent further
violence, the statement added.
“He also called on the South African authorities to
compensate the victims of these attacks,” the
ministry said. Soldiers were deployed overnight to
tackle gangs hunting down and killing foreigners
after at least seven people died in violence in the
last few weeks. On Wednesday, police said 11
men were arrested in a raid in Johannesburg.


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