Monday, 20 April 2015

PHOTOS: NIGERIANS MARCH TO SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION IN ABUJA TO PROTEST XENOPHOBIA




About 200 Nigerians marched to the South African High Commission in Abuja to register their grievances about the xenophobic attacks on Africans in South Africa.
The protestants carried placards which read, "#SayNoToXenophobia" "Stop Attacking and Killing Fellow Africans in South Africa" "We are Africans" etc.
One of the organisers, Deji Adeyanju told newsmen that some of his friends in South Africa are afraid to come out of their homes and their neighbours are still wondering what they are still doing in South Africa.
Mr. Adeyanju said,
" We also feel the plight of our fellow Africans and foreigners who feel this same way, we use the opportunity to call on the South African government to act now.
" We are more concerned about the South African government stopping the violence.
He also said it was worrisome that from the pictures distributed on social media, the police in South Africa did nothing to stop the attacks on foreigners.
Adeyanju said that there must be a call to order.
Evacuation of citizens he said  may not be 100 percent as some Nigerians/Africans are married to South Africans.
Adeyanju further said," We are also trying to ensure that whatever we do or whatever fellow Africans do, they are mindful of the fact that their citizens are also living here in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, so South Africa cannot afford to be an enemy of the African continent"








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