South Africa has closed its consulate in Lagos, following anti-xenophobia protests, Netwerk24 reported.
Protests were held outside the consulate and at the South African High Commission in Abuja.
South African consul general in Nigeria, Sam Monaisa, said in an e-mail to the South African business forum that the closure would remain in force until Thursday.
The situation in Durban had calmed down, but he was concerned about Nigerians that were being repatriated, he wrote.
Many Nigerians were using social media to blow an already tense situation in South Africa out of proportion and stoking emotions.
This was why many maintained that their compatriots were being killed in South Africa daily, he said.
He warned the forum's members to stay alert and not move around unnecessarily. South African businesses and citizens became targets of threats and acts of retaliation whenever xenophobic attacks occurred in South Africa, he cautioned.
Meanwhile, in Zimbabwe 15 people who were part of a first group of Zimbabweans returning home in the wake of xenophobic attacks in Durban have "disappeared" in Musina, state media reported Tuesday.
The official Herald said in an online update: "Fifteen victims disappeared in Musina where they reportedly claimed feeling safe because there were no xenophobic attacks reported."
There were no further details.
Zimbabwe is repatriating up to 2 000 of its citizens who have asked to be evacuated in the wake of the attacks.
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No body tense the situation out proportion and stoking emotions. brutal killing of Emmanuel is an evidence of animalistic behavour by the S.A. Our economy is stronger than SA.
ReplyDeleteSouth Africans are a group of untamed terrorists!!!! Run from them!
ReplyDeleteHow about the unreported deaths of Nigerians ( a complete family wiped out in Kessington, Johannesburg) or destruction of Nigerians' source of livelihood (Blowing up a Mechanic's workshop in Jeppestown, Johannesburg). Is that blowing it up out of proportion. A great number of Black south Africans need to go to study and not remain lazy while waiting for handouts from their government. When they see a foreigner working hard in their country and doing well, they get jealous. there are many white foreigners in South Africa but these cowards will not attack them, only the vulnerable African foreigners are their targets. Please stop giving the black race a shamefull name SA!!!
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