₦airaland Forum

QuinModah:
Interesting list, but the Global Peace Index doesn’t always reflect people’s day-to-day realities. Safety isn’t just about peace—it's also about infrastructure, healthcare, political stability, and how the police and justice systems function. Countries like Rwanda and Seychelles often rank high in safety for residents and tourists, yet they’re missing here. It's worth looking at a broader set of indicators beyond just the GPI score.

Nope.. Safety is about safety... There are countries with bad infrastructure, but are nonetheless safe

Kewekubosineh:
Dude, how am I lying? What I have read severally about the country??

If it's a lie, tell me why you think so with available indices.

Waiting!

Listen here, we aren't idio+.s our neighbours are Namibia and Botswana, two of Africa's most peaceful countries, so how can we claim to be more peaceful than them? Looks to me you're just fishing for a response

Kewekubosineh:
Ah...are you new?

South Africans always bandy the notion that they're the most peaceful nation in Africa.

Dude, I'm South African, stop lying please..

Love800:
Okay.

It was Mozambicans that mudered him! Good to finally know about it, because i was hearing it was nigerians or south-africans.

As a big influencer that lucky dube is, i was worried as to why he was being killed. In 2010, i was quite young to know about the events that led to his death.

I appreciate so much.
Have a wonderful and splendid evening ahead.

Thank you

Kewekubosineh:
South Africa claims to be peaceful than other countries.

Why are they not there?

When did South Africans claim this?

Love800:
Hello dude.

I want to ask pls.

Why was lucky dube killed?
What prompted the killers to murder him?

Direct these questions to the Mozambicans that killed him..

Not surprised our Batswana cousins are here, remarkable country ♥

aylipple:
Once upon a time in Nigeria, the slogan was "Ghana Must Go!" There was no social media, no internet and no mass citizen journalism like we've today.

Now, the tables have turned and the slogan in Ghana now is "Nigerians Must Go!"

They're complaining about us in South Africa, Dubai, India, Malaysia, Vietnam and now Ghana; how do we go to other countries and instead of overwhelmingly contributing positively to those countries, some few elements among us engage in widespread crime (cult fights, illicit drug dealings, prostitution, cybercrime etc)?

While the Ghanaians in this particular instance are right to protect their country from a looming epidemic brought about by some criminal minded Nigerians in their midst, they should be careful not to also taint the image of hardworking, honest and diligent Nigerians.

An honest Nigerian didn't think they existed

richmond500:
SA, USA, UAE, India and now Ghana.

It's definitely Nigerians fault

Kenya too

SuperEagles:
Shut your mouth. Are those in SA Kenya Malaysia India Singapore also jealous on you ?!

Good question.. The tiny island of Seychelles completely banned Nigerians. Why? Of course, Nigerians will always hide behind excuses like "they're jealous of us," they're "xenophobic," it's because we're hardworking," blah blah.. all these countries can't be wrong, my friend.. Nigerians often fail to take responsibility for their actions; it's always someone else's fault, and they're always victims. Besides, what is there to be "jealous" of?

Fujiyama:
^^^
Not really.

On a per capita basis, these 'achievements' rank low, very low indeed.



^^^
Pedantic? No.

I just tell it like it is.



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It is a case of seeking to denigrate others. Multiple threads on this very platform prove this point.

From way, way back, Nigeria got used to describing her continental neighbours (near and far) with thinly disguised contempt. A good example of this is the constant reference (by Nigerians) to "all these small, small African countries". There are more examples of speech like this and it isn't friendly banter or friendly rivalry.



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You are taking this very personal.

While some may have positive things to say about Nigerians...a large number do not. The anti-Nigeria sentiment is rising. In some of these countries with a large Nigerian immigrant population, there have been anti-Nigeria protests and demonstrations. Have there been any pro-Nigeria demonstrations?

Thank you.. A lady from Ghana was saying the same thing on a video, and insults from Nigerians came flooding in

Kaido:
Black SA men are so lazy and envious.

When the robbed and shot Lucky Dube in 2007, I just hated any South African. There men are idiots

. Lol, the mass delusion of you people. Tell me, what is there to "envy" with Nigeria? I'm genuinely intrigued

AfonjaPriest:
Travel advisory
Avoid travelling to South Africa for any reasons.
Crime is on its high time level.
Choose between staying alive and returning in a body bag.

Yet, South Africa remains one of Africa's most visited nations, where even African Americans are settling there in numbers, unscathed.. You're fearmongering

ZoomTravels:
Where did I ever say anything about allowing Nigerians in? You are arguing with yourself at this point. Because I literally just stated two consecutive times that South Africa should institute a Nigerian ban, so what exactly is your argument here? Because we have seen your country men defend their own when it comes to crimes and literally blame it on foreigners (like the woman who sold her own child, claiming Nigerians kidnapped her). So why don’t we as citizens deviate from throwing stones at each other and give each other space? Hope this helps out with any imaginary argument you are having with yourself. There are millions of Nigerians who will as things stand today support an FG restrictions of travel to SA.

You keep on saying " we act as if our country is the safest in Africa"?

So what must we do? Genuinely asking..

Felabrity:
what about AKA killers? Who is your people? Try dey quote with sense

So? Where did I say insinuate, South Africans don't do crime? And how did we jump from Lucky Dube to AKA?

WriterX:
Dear Commentator I dare say If being "there" makes you blind to your own backyard's bloodstains, then geography isn’t your strength—it's your excuse. Silence in the face of violence is complicity, not wisdom.

You're hellbent of being victims facing some "murderous , xenophobic" backlash.. by all means go with that narrative, I just know better what's happening here

ZoomTravels:
Not a single one, hence why I support deporting the bulk of them except for the diplomats of course. But South Africans making their country seem like the safest in Africa is just a joke.

The US, with all its gun violence won't allow half of the nonsense we allow in Sa .

And nobody said SA was the safest country boss.. that doesn't mean, that an Adewale from Kaduma can come here and do as he please.. it doesn't work that way.. even war torn countries have laws

WriterX:
It’s misleading to say “nobody’s attacking your people.” South Africa has a long, documented history of xenophobic attacks—especially targeting Nigerians. In 2008, over 60 people were killed in anti-immigrant riots. In 2015, seven more died in similar violence. These are facts, not speculation.

In 2019, shops owned by Nigerians were looted in Johannesburg, and in some cases, Nigerians were beaten or burned alive. Groups like Operation Dudula have publicly campaigned to remove foreigners, often violently, while police have been accused of either watching or participating in these abuses.

Human Rights Watch and other international bodies have published reports confirming these patterns of violence and systemic discrimination. This is not just fear—it’s reality.

Saying South Africans “avoid the CBD because of foreigners” only proves the atmosphere of tension and scapegoating. Nigerians don’t feel safe in many areas because past attacks have gone unpunished, and early warning systems agreed between both governments have failed.

This isn’t about “feeling outnumbered”—it’s about actual bloodshed and intimidation that authorities have failed to stop. These aren't rumors.

They're recorded events backed by deaths, arrests, and global concern. Ignoring them is part of the problem. So no, I won't stop the cap! Lets talk Facts

Since you know better than me, while you're over there, and I'm here. There's really no point arguing.. keep believing your people are being persecuted

Lorayne:
I understand.

You really need to do something about your borders.

It's just sometimes very painful to see the hate for Nigerians online that you'll think every Nigerian that has migrated is into crime.

The bolded is the crux of the problem

Felabrity:
They will not get justice
Even lucky dube never get justice till date
South Africa no be country

No sane human being should be travelling to South Africa or USA
Wey guns full everywhere

Lucky Dube's killers were arrested ions ago.. and they were foreigners..

Your people flock to the US daily, what does that make them?

WriterX:
This is quite painful.


How mny more Nigerians have to die on South African soil before someone calls this what it really is? How long can we pretend this is a string of isolated incidents and ot part of a systemic failure—or worse, a coordinated silence around the brutalization of Africans by Africans?

It’s not enough for South African police to “launch investigations” after the fact. The bigger question is: Where are they when the violence starts? Why do these so-called investigations always begin after a Nigerian is lynched, shot, or mysteriously disappears? Who exactly are they protecting—citizens or syndicates?

Over the years, South Africa has built a dangerous reputation. Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Mozambicans—many of them legal immigrants—have been attacked in broad daylight. Their shopsburned. Their lives threatened. Their dignit stripped. And in many of these instances, police are either suspiciously absent, slow to act, or accused of outright complicity.

Let’s talk about the “early warning mechanisms” that were agreed upon between Nigeria and South Africa after previous waves of xenophobic attacks.

What happened to those? Why haven’t they been implemented? Why does it seem like each agreement is just a PR stunt to pacify outrage until the next tragedy hits?

If South Africa has committed to protecting immigrants, why does the violence continue—and escalate? Is thisd a failure of law enforcement, or an intentional blind eye? Are elements within the police force silently backing the mobs? Worse stil are there criminal syndicaates that have infiltrated state structures, targeting immigrants under the pretense of “Drug crackdowns” or “anti-crime operations”?

These questions aren't conspiratorial—they're grounded in years of patterns. Patterns where Nigerian-owned businesses are looted. Patterns where unprovoked attacks on foreigners are shrugged off as “community anger.” Patterns where state silence is louder than any condemnation.

The Nigerian government, through NIDCOM and the Ministry of Foreignm Affairs, has offered condolences and called for calm. But condolences don’t bring justice. Condolences don’t deter the next attack. If South Africa wants to claim any moral credibility, then its institutions—especially its police—must show they are not part of the problem.

Bruv stop the cap.. nobody's attacking your people here.. I'm telling you right now, a lot of South Africans even avoid Johannesburg CBD because we feel outnumbered by foreigners there... you sit there in Kaduna and point fingers, speculate on things you have no clue of

Lorayne:
Obviously none. You don't need outsiders to add to your problems.

I don’t know much about what’s going on in South Africa, but I’m hoping you can help clarify something for me.

When it comes to crimes committed by immigrants in South Africa, is it true that Nigerians are responsible for the most? Are there actually more Nigerians involved in illegal activities than those doing positive things?

I understand that people often get judged by the bad things others in their community do, rather than the good, but do you honestly believe that most Nigerians living in South Africa are involved in crime?

I’m asking out of genuine curiosity and have no other motive. Please feel free to ignore this if it’s something you’d prefer not to respond to.

Um. No... Nigerians are mostly into drug dealing, human trafficking, and scams...and lately I often hear a lot about ritualist stories involving Nigerians..

Zimbabweans, sighs...they're a thorn...they're involved in carjackings, robberies, bombing of ATMs, murders, rapes, vandalism of infrastructure, etc you name it..

Mozambicans steal cars cross them across the border.. they rape, they muder.. etc..

Somalians are a growing problem as well..

The Congolese, Ghanaians, Zambians etc ..tend to be peaceful ones.

And I'm most saying South africans are saints here, we make the bulk of criminals because it's our country , but there's significant chaos brought upon by illegal immigration in South Africa, to an extent that some of our prisons have more foreigners than locals.. but outsiders looking in call everything Xenophobia

Ironfaceman:
Black southafricans are very myopic. May be because they now lick white man's ass so they think they are better people.

You're the myopic one here.. everything na "xenophobia" forgetting how problematic your people are in foreign lands ..

As for the rest, you only need to observe who calls white people "masters" between us and you

ZoomTravels:
While I sit on the side of the fence that says “deport 97% of Nigerians in SA”. South Africans talking about their country as if it’s one safe place will never cease to amaze me.

Honest question.. name one country that will accept criminal behavior from outsiders.. just one..

jubrilELsudan:
I HAVE LIVED IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE YEAR 2000 AND I WILL KEEP SAYING IT THAT SOUTH AFRICANS DON'T KILL NIGERIANS

AS A MATTER OF FACT THEY EVEN FEAR MESSING WITH NIGERIANS BECAUSE OF THE NIGERIAN MAFIA IN SOUTH AFRICA

NIGERIANS ARE THE ONES KILLING THEIR FELLOW NIGERIANS

DRUG DEAL GONE WRONG......BAD BELLE......DOUBLE CROSSING ETC

THERE ARE EVEN NIGERIAN HIRED KILLERS THAT ARE ALWAYS READY TO GO HIT ANOTHER NIGERIAN SO LONG AS THE PRICE IS RIGHT

THIS I KNOW AUTHORITATIVELY BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF THEM IN THE PAST

A FELOW NIGERIAN WHOM MY COUSIN WAS OWING MONEY SENT NIGERIAN HIRED KILLERS TO ME CAUSE ACCORDING TO HIM MY COUSIN RAN AWAY WITH HIS MONEY AND I WAS LIVING A GOOD LIFE AND HE WAS NOT HAPPY SEEING ME DRIVE AROUND IN MY LUXURY CARS

LONG STORY SHORT THE HIT DIDN'T WORK THANKS TO GOD AND MY BULLETPROOF 7SERIES BIMMER AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM SAPS FLYING SQUAD WERE DRIVING BY IN ANOTHER STREET WHEN THEY HEARD THE GUNSHOTS... THEY THEN RACED TO THE SCENE THEN ENGAGED THEM IN A GUNFIGHT.......2 WERE GUNNED DOWN AND 3 WERE ARRESTED AND THEY WERE ALL NIGERIANS

LONG STORY SHORTER.....THE IDIOT GUY WHO SENT THEM PLUS THE SURVING HITMEN ARE ALL SERVIVING LIFE SENTENCES IN SUNCITY PRISON JOHANNESBURG

FINISH AND KLAAR

Thank you.. Nigerians are always playing victims.. never take account for their actions

Olat4421:
I know u will defend d killing but don’t worry karma will run on u one day no matter how long,even right now dat Nigeria just won d wafcon I urge Nigeria to stay safe, because dis people don’t even hide there envyness and hatred toward Nigerians, but like I say one day even if karma will run on u mark my word

Dude, there are Nigerian drug gangs in South Africa, don't you think they kill each other? Everytime time a Nigerian dies the whole country of South Africa must account? We aren't here to babysit your people, your people must learn to behave themselves in other people's countries
As for wafcon, please get over yourselves? Is it the first time Nigeria defeating SA in a game of football? Has anything e er happened? We don't go around killing your people, we got better things to do

KLEINBASS:
Guys this story is missing the part where it is Nigerians killing each other over turfs for their own criminal activities.

They kill each other then want to blame South Africans...

ediko5:
I believe it's their usual cult war for supremacy in SA

Yup!.. that's exactly what it is

Killed by who? for what? What kind of business were they into?

Those are the questions that need to be asked before playing victim and making this what it is not..