BREAKING: Xenophobia: South Africa High Commission shuts down

-South Africa high commission to Nigeria has shut down offices following retaliatory attacks on their nationals for xenophobic attacks on foreigners.

The South Africa High Commission to Nigeria has shut down its offices and consulate for fear of attack by youths in the country.

He explained that the reported attacks on South Africans in parts of the country informed the decision to close down the Mission.

The acting High Commissioner, Amb. Bobby Moroe, confirmed this shut down to ekohotblog this morning.

Moroe stated, “I directed that the Mission should be closed until the situation improves. We heard that South Africans were being pulled out of vehicles and attacked. We feel unsafe and that is why I directed that the mission should close down until further notice.”

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Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called on the residents of the Territory, especially students and youths, not to carry out retaliatory attacks on South African nationals and business interests in the FCT over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

Bello in a statement further noted that the South African business interests in the FCT were set up in partnership with Nigerian investors and were contributing to the economic development of the city.

“Attacking or vandalising them will ultimately have negative economic consequences for the Nigerian economy and employees of those organisations,” the minister said.

He also assured South African nationals and business interests of their safety, adding that it was the pleasure of the Administration to have them living and working in the FCT.