NO NIGERIAN KILLED DIRECTLY BY XENOPHOBIC PROTESTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA — FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY
The Nigeria Foreign Affairs Ministry has clarified that no Nigerian has been killed directly by the ongoing Afrophobia or Xenophobic protesters in South Africa, despite the deaths of four Nigerians in the country in recent months, insisting that none of the fatalities was directly connected to the anti-foreigner protests. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, disclosed that the investigations by the Nigerian High Commission showed that the recent deaths occurred under different circumstances and should not be directly attributed to the protesters. "It's good to put on record that no Nigerian has been killed by the protesters. We witness unpleasant, very disturbing videos whereby fellow Africans have been killed by mob action in South Africa, but no Nigerian has been killed by the protesting South African...
