The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has condemned fresh attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.
Onyeama in a tweet on Monday revealed that the government has resolved to take decisive actions on the matter.
Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in #SouthAfrica by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection. Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures. @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @GovernmentZA @DIRCO_ZA
— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) September 2, 2019
President of the Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), Adetola Olubajo, had earlier raised alarm over attacks by South Africans on foreigners, including Nigerians, resulting in the burning and looting of properties.
According to Olubajo, the attacks began on Sunday morning in Jeppestown area of Johannesburg and continued till Monday morning in other parts of the country.
This recent attack comes three days after President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Japan, assuring that efforts were in place to end the attacks on Nigerian.
