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The federal government has invited Bobby Moroe, the acting high commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria, for a meeting over the recent xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in the former apartheid country.

Kimiebi Ebienfa, director of public affairs at the federal ministry of foreign affairs, said the meeting is scheduled for Monday at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.

“The objective of this engagement is to formally convey the Nigerian Government’s profound concern regarding recent events that have the potential to impact the established cordial relations between Nigeria and South Africa,” Ebienfa said in a statement on Saturday.

“Discussions will primarily focus on the ongoing demonstrations by various groups within South Africa and the documented instances of mistreatment of Nigerian citizens and attacks on their businesses.”

Ebienfa noted that the ministry is aware of the growing discontent among Nigerians concerning the treatment of their compatriots in South Africa.

At least two Nigerians have been killed since anti-foreigner tensions started to heighten in South Africa last month.

In the wake of the crisis, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has urged the South African government to prosecute perpetrators of the xenophobic attacks.

Ebienfa said the ministry of foreign affairs implored the Nigerian public to remain calm.

He reiterated the government’s commitment to protecting the rights and well-being of Nigerian citizens residing in South Africa.

Ghana had also summoned Thando Dalamba, the South African acting high commissioner in the country, over the xenophobic attacks.

StoryHaven:
While I condemn the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, I will want to tell our chest beating brothers too to abide by rules of places they reside in and stop all the crime they get themselves involved with.
If you have not been out of Nigeria, you would say our brothers are innocent of all the allegations.
I have been out of Nigeria, in fact I am presently outside Nigeria. Our chest beating brothers are involved in shaddy businesses which is the root cause of hatred towards Nigerians.

I witnessed it live in 2010 when I travelled to SA.
Majority are into selling drugs and 419 deals. This is a fact.

That apart, when this people make the illegal money, they dont stay quiet. They are loud and they brag about wealth all the time.

Imagine making dirty money and you cant keep your head low.

The same bragging brought the act of installation of a KING in another person's country.

Like I told some guys, there is no KING without a kingdom. The word Kingdom was derived from the word King.

Now, are you saying you are creating a KINGDOM in a foreign land?
Who does that?

Why cant our guys keep their heads low and live life without making noise?

That singular act started all these attacks on Nigerians and other foreign citizens who are innocent and law abiding.

Let us talk to ourselves too.

What the South Africans are doing is evil. But some people have involved themselves in evil acts before the animalistic side of the South African came out.

SAD.

StoryHaven:
While I condemn the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, I will want to tell our chest beating brothers too to abide by rules of places they reside in and stop all the crime they get themselves involved with.
If you have not been out of Nigeria, you would say our brothers are innocent of all the allegations.
I have been out of Nigeria, in fact I am presently outside Nigeria. Our chest beating brothers are involved in shaddy businesses which is the root cause of hatred towards Nigerians.

I witnessed it live in 2010 when I travelled to SA.
Majority are into selling drugs and 419 deals. This is a fact.

That apart, when this people make the illegal money, they dont stay quiet. They are loud and they brag about wealth all the time.

Imagine making dirty money and you cant keep your head low.

The same bragging brought the act of installation of a KING in another person's country.

Like I told some guys, there is no KING without a kingdom. The word Kingdom was derived from the word King.

Now, are you saying you are creating a KINGDOM in a foreign land?
Who does that?

Why cant our guys keep their heads low and live life without making noise?

That singular act started all these attacks on Nigerians and other foreign citizens who are innocent and law abiding.

Let us talk to ourselves too.

What the South Africans are doing is evil. But some people have involved themselves in evil acts before the animalistic side of the South African came out.

SAD.

helinues:
Bro, this is not about abiding by the South Africa Rules. I have been there before. I am not trying to be disrespectful, but South Africans are Lazy most especially their men. If they secured a decent job, chilling and flexing will eventually take the job from them.

A serious minded business owner wouldn't want to employ someone that will be coming to work 3 times in a week when the immigrants are ready to do 7 days work without minding being pay less.

Those who are leading the anti immigrants protest, how many jobs have they created themselves? Would any productive person leave his own job to be chasing the other African fellows who fought for your own freedom.

2 years ago on this forum, when I said the likes of South Africa are using old glory as nothing new in terms of development is going on there, people don't understand.The current development structure in South Africa was laid down by the whites during the apartheid, which development plans have the black South African made or created?

South Africa currently, which sectors can the South Africans generally point out to that's working perfectly in their country? They are just channeling their energy on wrong people.

Who are the alternatives to the current government, Malema, Zuma and co . Their long way to go is far than Kuvuki land

StoryHaven:
While I condemn the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, I will want to tell our chest beating brothers too to abide by rules of places they reside in and stop all the crime they get themselves involved with.
If you have not been out of Nigeria, you would say our brothers are innocent of all the allegations.
I have been out of Nigeria, in fact I am presently outside Nigeria. Our chest beating brothers are involved in shaddy businesses which is the root cause of hatred towards Nigerians.

I witnessed it live in 2010 when I travelled to SA.
Majority are into selling drugs and 419 deals. This is a fact.

That apart, when this people make the illegal money, they dont stay quiet. They are loud and they brag about wealth all the time.

Imagine making dirty money and you cant keep your head low.

The same bragging brought the act of installation of a KING in another person's country.

Like I told some guys, there is no KING without a kingdom. The word Kingdom was derived from the word King.

Now, are you saying you are creating a KINGDOM in a foreign land?
Who does that?

Why cant our guys keep their heads low and live life without making noise?

That singular act started all these attacks on Nigerians and other foreign citizens who are innocent and law abiding.

Let us talk to ourselves too.

What the South Africans are doing is evil. But some people have involved themselves in evil acts before the animalistic side of the South African came out.

SAD.

StoryHaven:
While I condemn the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, I will want to tell our chest beating brothers too to abide by rules of places they reside in and stop all the crime they get themselves involved with.
If you have not been out of Nigeria, you would say our brothers are innocent of all the allegations.
I have been out of Nigeria, in fact I am presently outside Nigeria. Our chest beating brothers are involved in shaddy businesses which is the root cause of hatred towards Nigerians.

I witnessed it live in 2010 when I travelled to SA.
Majority are into selling drugs and 419 deals. This is a fact.

That apart, when this people make the illegal money, they dont stay quiet. They are loud and they brag about wealth all the time.

Imagine making dirty money and you cant keep your head low.

The same bragging brought the act of installation of a KING in another person's country.

Like I told some guys, there is no KING without a kingdom. The word Kingdom was derived from the word King.

Now, are you saying you are creating a KINGDOM in a foreign land?
Who does that?

Why cant our guys keep their heads low and live life without making noise?

That singular act started all these attacks on Nigerians and other foreign citizens who are innocent and law abiding.

Let us talk to ourselves too.

What the South Africans are doing is evil. But some people have involved themselves in evil acts before the animalistic side of the South African came out.

SAD.

helinues:
Funnily, this should be my first response to the Xenophobic attacks going on in South Africa for quite some time now

I just deliberately not put mouth because severally on this forum, I talked about how the South Africans are getting carried away by not controlling their emotions towards other African people. Even when you are engaging with some of them on this forum, they have this tone of being disrespectful while at the same time lack comprehension in discussing issue

Since after Apartheid government was sent packing in SA, can the blacks who have been ruling the country point out to major achievements they have done to develop South Africa or South Africans? or how many jobs opportunity they have created?

South Africa supposed to even be a visa free to reasonable number of Africa countries due to the role they played during apartheid regime. They claimed immigrants are taking their jobs, which jobs have they South Africans created for themselves? 70% of South Africa wealth is being controlled by less than 10% white South Africans, infact there are some areas in SA that blacks are not allowed to enter.

Mandela Tax was introduced in Nigeria, I mean Nigerians are being taxed in order to raise funds for the politicians in South Africa to fight the white regime, Ghanaians school children from primary to secondary to tertiary went on protest in support of the same black South Africans.

Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe all sacrificed a lot for sacking the apartheid government.

Should we say some South Africans have a short memory or they are just ungrateful for treating those who stood by them during trying time. Without their input, the apartheid government would have ruled for reasonable years.

helinues:
Funnily, this should be my first response to the Xenophobic attacks going on in South Africa for quite some time now

I just deliberately not put mouth because severally on this forum, I talked about how the South Africans are getting carried away by not controlling their emotions towards other African people. Even when you are engaging with some of them on this forum, they have this tone of being disrespectful while at the same time lack comprehension in discussing issue

Since after Apartheid government was sent packing in SA, can the blacks who have been ruling the country point out to major achievements they have done to develop South Africa or South Africans? or how many jobs opportunity they have created?

South Africa supposed to even be a visa free to reasonable number of Africa countries due to the role they played during apartheid regime. They claimed immigrants are taking their jobs, which jobs have they South Africans created for themselves? 70% of South Africa wealth is being controlled by less than 10% white South Africans, infact there are some areas in SA that blacks are not allowed to enter.

Mandela Tax was introduced in Nigeria, I mean Nigerians are being taxed in order to raise funds for the politicians in South Africa to fight the white regime, Ghanaians school children from primary to secondary to tertiary went on protest in support of the same black South Africans.

Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe all sacrificed a lot for sacking the apartheid government.

Should we say some South Africans have a short memory or they are just ungrateful for treating those who stood by them during trying time. Without their input, the apartheid government would have ruled for reasonable years.

JaceBlaze:
We can point to more than two achievements but then again you'll just move goal posts and credit oyinbo in a typical Nigerian fashion.

Doesn't work like that.Just because few of our people chose exile and were living in some of these countries then y'all think the rest of us must carry the burden of living with criminals from all over Africa in our communities? If y'all are owed then why don't your leaders to tell the ANC to write them a check so that this exile blackmail can be put to rest? Besides Orania which is a private enclave in the desert can you name a town or city that black South Africans are not allowed to be at? I'll give you enough time.

The biggest tax that paid for SA to be free was the blood and sweat of our forefathers.They are the ones who went toe to toe with Africa's most powerful military at the time.I never heard of a Nigerian or Ghanaian who came to SA to fight alongside our people so just stop it right the with overplaying your importance in liberating South Africa.

helinues:
See as how you are struggling to defend this. The Westerners who are in South Africa, are they there because their country is underdeveloped? Why haven't you sent them packing?

Read up the role several African countries played in your liberation from the apartheid government

JaceBlaze:
Are the "Westerners" standing on corners all day selling drugs,doing human-trafficking and running Internet scams? the day you see one please remind me.

All I know is that there is no bigger payment than the loss of life and physical torture my people went through here in SA,so whatever you think your government paid can be repaid by check.

coputa:
https://www.thecable.ng/fg-summons-acting-south-african-high-commissioner-over-xenophobic-attacks-on-nigerians/