South Africa Xenophobia: Nigerians Lost Twenty One (21) Million Naira to the Crisis

According to Nigerian High Commission in South Africa, about N21million has been lost by Nigerians to the wave of xenophobic attacks and unwarranted killings of foreign immigrants in South Africa. Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa,Uche Ajulu-Okeke on Saturday made the revelation in Johannesburg, South Africa through phone conservation with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The envoy highlighted the material lost to include looted shops, burnt shops, two burnt mechanic shops, eleven cars burnt cars and two stolen cars among others while the human cost were two or three Nigerians who were wounded during the attacks in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province has been treated and discharged from the hospital.  

“So far Nigerians had lost more than 1.2million Rand about 21million naira to the xenophobia unrest and this cost will be sent to the Federal Government” The High Commissioner disclosed.

The renewed attacks on foreigners by their host began when the Zulu King, HRM Goodwill Boto Zwelithinni instructed African immigrants in South Africa to leave the country and go home. The statement he has denied saying he has been misquoted and to douse the tension he has appealed to South Africans to love and protect foreign nationals within their communities.