Xenophobia in South Africa has backfired. Reacting to the attacks on Nigerian citizens in South Africa, Jacob Zuma’s embassy in Abuja has been attacked.
South African citizens based in Nigeria have been told to leave that country.
South Africa’s national flag was burnt at the High Commission in Abuja by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday.
The students, led by their president, Aruna Kadiri, moved from the popular Unity Fountain to the MTN company’s office in Maitama and also the Multi-Choice office located at the Central Business District, to protest against the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
They also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the South African nationals to leave Nigeria.
They also told the High Commission officials to cancel the dinner organised in honour of Regina Tambo, the co-founder of the ANC Youth League.
At the ministry of Foreign Affairs, the students urged the government to take concrete action to protect Nigerians in South Africa.
Kadiri, while addressing newsmen, said “We are demanding that they should break the ties between both countries if there’s any because the xenophobic attacks that had happened long time ago has come again.
“We have decided to clear the madness with madness.”
He said they burned the South African flag at the High Commission to pass a message that “we don’t have relationship with them any longer.”
“Within 48 hours, all South Africans in Nigeria should leave or else, we won’t be able to guarantee their security anymore,” Kadiri said.
Responding, the spokesperson of Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs ministry, Clement Aduku urged the protesting students to be calm as the federal government is currently engaging in talks with its South African counterpart over the xenophobic attacks.
He also assured that all diplomatic means would be explored to stop the killings of Nigerian nationals in South Africa. – AFP, Reuters/ Agencies
Leave the Matebeleland people alone. Shonas are an overwhelming majority; whats your problem?
Heeeey,kinda bored .Say something stupid,please .
I have nothing to do.
Voetsek. What about your “Go back to Zululand” Shona nonsense in your Gukurahundi Republic? We are “brothers” because you are now suffering? When the Ndebele are suffering because of the Shona invasion of Matebeleland, taking their jobs and impregnating their sisters and dumping them, its nothing to you. They should go back to KZN? Bloody idiots – suffer!!
What did you say ?…. Please repeat.Kinda bored
Akuthule wena. This is Southern Africa, not West Africa!!
Its not the fault of Matebeleland people that you have a low self esteem. Thats your problem alone – deal with it!
Yes I have a psychological problem.
Yes I have low self esteem problems
Yes im Doc
And yes ,you are a slut.
There ,we both agree with each other.
A slut and a crazy person, great combo.
Siyana ne maNdebele – dont you have anything to say, other than focusing on the Ndebele and Matebeleland? You need to deal with your self esteem. You have a pyschological problem!!
Get a life!.Or better yet,get a man.Im married,stop stalking me..
Leave him alone iwe ne inferiority complex yako!!
Even this Nigerian ,can see you matebeles for what Yu are!.
Stupid.
The so called foolish ,stupid ,so called Xenophobians are killing their brothers without knowing,who named it South africa and who installed boundaries,we all africans ,if it means war for peace ,then let it be it,tired of Xenophobia shit,,proudly african
Come to PortHarcourt and see South African ladies doing prostitution. In Imo state Owerri, we have caught up with a drug cartel all South Africans cooking drugs in large scale to give to Nigerians to peddle. they claim their are better in moral but truth is that. SouthAfrican, is the window for African corruption. WE will give you people blood for blood. we will wipe SOUTH AFRICA out. WE WILL KILL ALL OF YOU WICKED PEOPLE. AS YOU ARE NOT TREATING NIGERIANS AS BROTHERS. Columbians, Mexicans come to SOUTH AFRICA to cook drug they blame NIGERIANS. do not be deceived, NIGERIANS are survivors, hard workers, trying to make their country better. We are not as lazy as you people that depend on white men to feed you in your mouth even in this current world.That is why you have alot of SOUTH AFRICAN drug addicts even in your government officials. After taking drugs you take up arms to scare NIGERIANS. But no more will stand and FIGHT BACK, forget all those ur fake tales of SHAKA D ZULU. WE WILL KILL ALL OF YOU EVEN WITH 100MILLION SHAKA D ZULU AMONGST YOU. THE REASON YOU CLAIMED A NIGERIAN DUMPED YOU IS BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE A GOOD CHARACTER. Nigerians men have standards for their women and if you do not meet up, we try to help you get better and when you refuse to change because of too much drug in your system, we have to go because we have a family to look out for back at home. We Nigerians are core Africans with values. STRIFE will kill all of you SOUTH AFRICANS, by the sword you live and so shall you all go down by the hand of NIGERIANS. Too much drug in your system make you to forget that we are all one black people. WE WILL GIVE YOU BLOOD FOR BLOOD. GET A LIFE!
South Africans in Nigeria are mainly govt officials abd top business people and are very few. Nigerians in SA; with exceptions, most are vendors running hair salons, selling drugs, robbers and looking for wives or impregnating Mzansi women and dumping them. I am still to come across a South African man married to a Nigerian woman. Even if they could be; they are very very few!!
Ndoo kumusa kwe maZimba ka.Unoita seusingazive sei?Basa rekungo circulator rubbish pama whatsaap chete.MaZimba kutya but ivo kurovana kuma party ndoo zvavanogona.
While Nigerians are busy engaging the South Africans in an effort to secure the lives and property of Nigerians in South Africa, Zimbabweans are trooping to Matopo for Mugabe’s birthday!!