The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday
accused two communities in the country of asking
Nigerians to quit their territories.
President of the union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said the
Kuruman community in Northern Cape province gave
Nigerians till Thursday to leave the place.
Anyene also said the Klaafontein community,
extension 5, Johannesburg, has also directed
landlords not to renew the rent of Nigerians in the area.
He said the grievance of the South Africans was that
Nigerians were responsible for some social vices such
as illicit drug trade and prostitution.
Anyene said a Ugandan, who allegedly raped a girl in
Kwazulu Natal Province, was described as a Nigerian
in the media.
“The Nigeria union held series of meetings with the
affected communities as well as police and local
authorities on the recent threats to Nigerians,” Anyene
told NAN.
“We have also written reports on these incidents and
sent to the Nigerian mission and the South African
police.
“We recommended interventions before the June 16
deadline to the mission and we are waiting for their
response. The union is worried that any incident
involving non -South Africans are attributed to
Nigerians.
“The union believes that the Early Warning Unit set up
by Nigerian and South African governments has not
been effective. We are yet to have any meeting since
the ministers of the two countries met.
“Since then, there have been sustained media
propaganda against our people.”
Nigerians in South Africa have been subjected to
different forms of attacks, leading to loss of lives and
property.
Efforts made by both governments to restore normalcy
have not achieved the desired result.
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