The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that most violent conflicts and killings of Nigerians in South Africa were more of criminal activities than xenophobic attack

The ministry’s spokesperson, Tope Elias-Fatile, stated this while briefing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja on a wide range of issues and activities of the ministry.

Mr. Elias-Fatile said the ministry was in constant touch with the Nigerian mission in South Africa to get reports of criminal-related issues involving Nigerians living in that country.

“”From the report I can authoritatively tell you that the killings of Nigerians in South Africa were more of criminal issue,” he said.

Nigerians living in South Africa had suffered series of attacks by mobs in that country, causing loss of lives and destruction of properties.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no fewer than 116 Nigerians have been sent to their early graves in the country through extra-judicial means in the last two years.

More recently in January, two Nigerians were killed in Rustenburg and Durban in an attack on some Nigerians in South Africa.

On January 20, Nigerian community in South Africa said that a mob destroyed four shops and several houses belonging to their members at Krugersdorp, near Joha.

In the same vein on January 21 two Nigerians including 27-year-old Ebuka Okori, were killed in that country.

Another two Nigerians were viciously killed within 48 hours, barely a month after President Jacob Zuma was honoured by the Imo Government in 2017.

On October 11, 2017, Jelili Omoyele, a 35-year-old cellular phone technician, was allegedly shot dead in Johannesburg while Olamilekan Badmus, a 25-year-old from Ogun, was also killed at Vaal Vreneging, near Johannesburg.

Mr. Fatile maintained that most of the extra judicial killings were more of crime related issues against Nigerians than xenophobic attacks.

He, however, said that the ministry was working with relevant authorities in South Africa to ensure that there is an end to this heinous crime

“There is a plan for a meeting to address the issues holistically. As I am talking to you the Ministry is in touch with South African authority because that is one of the volatile area.

“”Consistently we are in touch with the ambassador and the consular in South Africa and that is why I said that the pockets of killing are not actually xenophobia they are more of crime related issues,” he said

On the situation of Nigerian returnees from Libya, Mr. Fatile said the ministry was working with the National Emergency Management Agency, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, and other relevant government agencies to ensure their welfare.

He said the minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, had also directed a senior official of the ministry to liaise with state governments to evacuate returnees abandoned at the reception camp in Port Harcourt.

(NAN)

Blue3k2:


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Blue3k2:
Yeah right we know this is bologna considering how incompetent South Africa is in terms of secruity. It's a known fact south Africans black south Africans don't like foreigners and attack them. That goes for people in neighboring countries like Malawi, and Mozambique. South Africa in general is a violent society only the clowns on Nairaland don't know this. Just look up farm murders in South Africa it's just as bad as Nigeria. On top of that the country is known as the rape capital of world for good reason.

MPSA:


Listen to this one

Blue3k2:


I'm right though. Maybe it's not as depraved as where you hail I don't know. It doesn't change the basic facts though.

South Africa is a violent society, has abnormal high rates of rapes, farmers murders are frequent (mainly whites), these xenophobic attacks because it's not limited to "Nigerian criminals". I say crimals in because nobody tried these guys.

bigtt76:
Oga ...talking to the authorities and ambassador won't solve the matter. The issue and or the root cause of these incidents are as a result of our own people showing themselves and being overly too loud. If only they keep to themselves and not goan be chasing the SA ladies

Blue3k2:

MPSA:


Duck! What is wrong with you?

hisgrace090:
Let's tell ourself the truth, the rates of crime being committed by Nigeria in south africa is unimaginable.

Blue3k2:


You don't know this meme. I spit on you click click. Enlighten yourself about South Africa then go and find the way.

MPSA:


Look at this fool

Blue3k2:


Lol you still don't don't know anything about South Africa or the way. It's sad your ignorant about world around around you. I spit on you click click find the way you pathetic devil.

Please Mr. Bantu can you tell me why the rainbow nations murder rate is over 2 times the Continent's average. 33 murders per every 100k people. Its a violent society even by African standards. It's higher than Nigeria that has a war going on if Wikipedia anything to go by.

MPSA:


Shut up

Blue3k2:


Lol or what you plan on commiting suicide if I dont. Please do pathetic devil I'll spit on your gave if they bother marking it. click click Mr Bantu.

Before you leave the Earth tell me why South Africa has one of the highest rates of rape in the world. I really what to understand the issue.

Blue3k2:


Lol or what you plan on commiting suicide if I dont. Please do pathetic devil I'll spit on your gave if they bother marking it. click click Mr Bantu.

Before you leave the Earth tell me why South Africa has one of the highest rates of rape in the world. I really what to understand the issue.

Blue3k2:


Lol you still don't don't know anything about South Africa or the way. It's sad your ignorant about world around around you. I spit on you click click find the way you pathetic devil.

Please Mr. Bantu can you tell me why the rainbow nations murder rate is over 2 times the Continent's average. 33 murders per every 100k people. Its a violent society even by African standards. It's higher than Nigeria that has a war going on if Wikipedia anything to go by.

MPSA:


You are the biggest losser in the world , the whole world knows your backward behavior, you are really useless, Shut up

MPSA:


You don't keep records in your country, that is why you talk too much If I can add baby factory and animal abuse in your list of rape, the number one position is yours on this department 2, Murder! I don't want to get deeper on this one, because is painful in your country, Boko Haram I forget the second group in your country, I'm not sure is the group of farmers in your country or what! But what I know they can top the whole continent

Blue3k2:


Lol the poor Bantu is mad. Lol murder and rape culture in South Africa hard pill to swallow. I would be silent to if when confronted by those basic facts. Lol all you can do is run to an old article show g a few isolated incidents when fact remains south Africa more crime ridden than Nigeria. Click click Bantu boy.





Lol international records are available your still have crown in violence and rape congratulations. Lol your murder rate almost 3x continent average. Only violent people in your society can achieve this. Stay silent click click.