No fewer than 23 Nigerians were forced out of their homes and chased out of Port-Nolloth community by some South Africans members of the community, accusing them of dealing in drugs.

According to Diliora Ndubisi, the spokesman of Nigerians, the leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League in the area instigated some community members to force them out of their homes.

“All the members of the community had a meeting on Friday on the need to curb the selling and usage of drugs in the community. On Saturday a teenager committed suicide in a police custody and by Sunday some members of the community led by the ANC Youth League leader came to our houses asking us to leave the community.


“They said we are the ones selling drugs to their children. They destroyed and looted our property and one Nigerian was seriously beaten and is on admission in a hospital in Johannesburg now,” Ndubisi said.
He said that the attack, which targeted Nigerians only, can be attributed to envy and jealousy about the success of Nigerian businesses in the community amidst poverty and unemployment among South Africans living in the community.

Reacting to the attack, the Nigerian Consulate in Johanneburg, South Africa today criticised what it described as the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in the country.

Mr. Okey Emuchay, the Consulate-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, said in Springbok, in the Northern Province of South Africa, that labelling all Nigerians in the country as drug dealers was “unacceptable.”
Emuchay said that it was the duty of the South African police to provide safety for South Africans and foreigners living in the country.

“We are not asking for too much from the South African government, it is the duty of the South African police to provide safety and security for every one living in South Africa.

“The Nigerian government will not send the Nigerian police to come and protect our nationals just like the South African government will not send her police to protect South Africans living and working in Nigeria.

“In as much as we will not encourage our nationals to engage in criminal activities, it is not acceptable to us that some people should label all Nigerians as drug dealers.

“If any Nigerian is caught dealing in drugs he/she should be arrested and prosecuted. But a situation where some people will act on rumours, attacking and harassing Nigerians will be totally resisted by us. If anybody has any information about any Nigerian dealing in drugs, such information should be given to the police to investigate and arrest those involved. It is the duty of the police to investigate, arrest and prosecute, and not the duty of any individual or group of persons to do the work of the police.

“In this case no arrest has been made, no prosecution and no sentencing of anybody, only some members of the community taking the laws into their hands and forcing out Nigerians from houses where they pay rent, sending them into the streets in this winter period,” Emuchay said.

The Consul-General said that the safety of the displaced Nigerians was the responsibility of the police.

“This is coming barely three weeks after President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria paid a state visit to South Africa, after a similar one-day official working visit by President Jacob Zuma to Nigeria.

“Nine MoU agreement were signed during the state visit to promote trade and investments between the two countries.

“If governments at the top level is working together to strengthen relations between the two countries, the people of the two countries should be encouraged to take full advantage of the bilateral cooperation in various ways, including business culture and interpersonal relations. Nigeria and South Africa have had a long history of friendship and cordial relationship and everything should be done in sustaining the relationship,” Emuchay said.
Ikechukwu Anyene, President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA), commended the proactive step taken by the Consulate.

“I must on behalf of all Nigerians living in South Africa thank the Consul-General for the proactive steps he has taken so far in this xenophobia attack on Nigerians living here.
Brig.-Gen. Francis Hender, South Africa Police Service (SAPS), Cluster Commander, assured that no individual or group would be allowed to perform the duty of the police.

“I will go to Port-Nolloth personally to assess the situation there, and a team of crime investigators will be assigned to investigate the cause of the attack on Nigerians and the lady mentioned would be invited for questioning. She is not a police officer and cannot be allowed to get away with her actions,” Hender said.
Lebogang Abrans, ANC Regional Secretary, apologised to the Nigerian envoy on the attack and said there was need to engage with the community on how to allow the displaced Nigerians return to their homes.

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Well, what does one say? It's always complicated when nijans are involved.

They should be glared they weren't mobbed.Tensions are flaring everywhere and natives are finding every minute excise to vent their frustrations.

I respect england for being a "free country".Britain seem to be relatively the safest place for foreigners to be in the world,especially in london where everybody blends into and everybody seems to lord it their own ways.

it's easy to ridicule southafrican for been envy,Southaficans are not Negaholics as you may think.if not becos of drug related issues they love nigerians..the worst part of dis is nigerian pride themselves in this stupid act!!here if yu are a nigerian,dey said u are either a drug baron or a potential drug dealer..

In south Africa they are called Drug Dealers, in Nigeria them say them dey do Jazz !
Envy or Jealousy aside.
What will a brother do to make his $$$ in peace without annoying others!
I need advice please !!

hmm, Y SA hate naija?

Hw i wish im d president!chai

watyn dey for S.A? watyn dem too dey find for S.A? dat S*X addict country!!

Ok

ok

Yomieluv: If not for the corruption,and mess our leaders put us,I don't see going to SA as an accomplishment,they are too racist for my liking,and I pray jealousy do not kill them.

Most Nigerians don't travel out of the country cos they are broke, They leave the country cos they want to 'travel out'. I've seen a person who resigned a well paid job, sold his property just to buy a ticket to 'travel out'. Only to become nuisance in another man's country. Nigerians have a huge pack of Inferiority complex in their DNA. I will always advise anyone; Instead of 'traveling out' to waste away your life, use your ticket money to start something out of your life. My 50 kobo.





And to those shouting racism, South Africa is a black nation for crying out loud!

time to teach some MTN and DSTV and Shoprite folks a lesson...

I work and live in J'borg. For some of us exparts living in SA, the burden of being a Nigerian is enormous. Simply because our kinsmen are at the fore front of drug dealing and many other social vices. Much that I condemn the act of these people, I think they have the right within the ambit of law to do whatever they deem neccesary to get rid of whatever constitute threat to their community.
--Ade lives in Sandton !

southafricans again y cant they let Nigerians b

South Africa at it again. Once Naija start they will be crying and complaining.

Treating your fellow African as if they are from another continent. Bloody racist country filled with HIV AIDS.

Anyway they can do all they want, they are in their country, only in Naija, we respect foreigner like they are god and treat our fellow Naija as if they are nobody.

Well done.


They think its lyk naija wer any crime goes, keep it up South africans.

What envy and jealousy is NDIBISI talking about.
I hope it is not the silly chest-beatings that is making those South Africans angry.
You don't go about talking about your success in another man's land like SA.

If anyting hapens to our fellow Nigerians then our foot soldiers Boko Haram wld be deployed to d affected community to resume hostilities.

Why not identify those involved in drugs and prosecute them... For God's sake, we are living in a civilised world nw

This exact thing happened more than 4,000 years ago when the Egyptians were hating on the jews. South Africa have always been and will be a racist country. Can you believe that at this age that there are some suburbs that blacks are not allowed to stay in SA?
The Nigerians are also to blame too why sell drugs to kids?

zeem_bab: I work and live in J'borg. For some of us exparts living in SA, the burden of being a Nigerian is enormous. Simply because our kinsmen are at the fore front of drug dealing and many other social vices. Much that I condemn the act of these people, I think they have the right within the ambit of law to do whatever they deem neccesary to get rid of whatever constitute threat to their community.
--Ade lives in Sandton !

Bros, why you put where you dey stay na? Shey na to believe your tori ni or because you want to just satisfy your ego or to meet Nairaland Punnany ConnectExpress Agents?

lonelydora: South AAfricans are Stupid RACISTS

There lies a differnce between the concepts "racism" and "discrimination". While racism are for people with different colour, discrimination is among those who share different view abt a particular phenomenon. There can't be racism between SA and NIGERIA when they share same colour, isn't it?

zeem_bab: I work and live in J'borg. For some of us exparts living in SA, the burden of being a Nigerian is enormous. Simply because our kinsmen are at the fore front of drug dealing and many other social vices. Much that I condemn the act of these people, I think they have the right within the ambit of law to do whatever they deem neccesary to get rid of whatever constitute threat to their community.
--Ade lives in Sandton !

So far as what they deem necessary doesn't violate the rights of innocents which seems to be the case here.

zeem_bab: I work and live in J'borg. For some of us exparts living in SA, the burden of being a Nigerian is enormous. Simply because our kinsmen are at the fore front of drug dealing and many other social vices. Much that I condemn the act of these people, I think they have the right within the ambit of law to do whatever they deem neccesary to get rid of whatever constitute threat to their community.
--Ade lives in Sandton !

Ade Should be ashamed of himself