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Xenophobic Attacks: Reps Want Compensation For Nigerian Victims

The House of Representatives has called on the South African government to begin plans for adequate compensation for Nigerian victims of the xenophobic attacks. The … Continue reading Xenophobic Attacks: Reps Want Compensation For Nigerian Victims


xenophobic Attacks

Nigerian Lawmakers- Xenophobic AttackThe House of Representatives has called on the South African government to begin plans for adequate compensation for Nigerian victims of the xenophobic attacks.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the call while meeting with the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Louis Mnguni, in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday.

The lawmakers believe it is not enough to recall Nigeria’s envoy or go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) but it would be proper to compensate those who suffered losses as a result of the violence.

Meanwhile, former Foreign Affairs Minister, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi has also condemned the Xenophobic attacks on Africans and other foreign nationals, calling on the Nigerian government to remind the South African government of a possible consequence on their investments in Nigeria if such attacks continued.

Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, also noted that Eight Nigerians had so far indicated interest in returning home due to the nationalistic attacks.

She told Channels Television that “the Nigerian Mission is already working with them to facilitate their journey back home”.

In a joint raid by the Police and Army on a Johannesburg hostel on Wednesday, the South African authorities arrested 11 men suspected of involvement in violence against immigrants.