Nigerians living in some communities in South Africa have been given and ultimatum to leave the country or face dire consequences.
This
much was made known by the Nigeria Union in South Africa in a message
stating that two communities in the country have ordered Nigerians
living there to quit their territories after accusing them of committing crimes and turning their women into prostitutes.
In the statement, the President of the Nigerian Union, Ikechukwu Anyene,
said the Kuruman community in Northern Cape Province gave Nigerians
until Thursday, June 15, 2017, to leave the place while the Klaafontein
community, Extension 5, Johannesburg, also directed landlords not to
renew the rent of Nigerians in the area.
Anyene
said the grievances of the South Africans was that Nigerians were
responsible for some social vices such as illicit drug trade and
prostitution and they blame every crime in the country on Nigerians even
when it was clear they were not committed by Nigerians.
Anyene
narrated how a Ugandan man allegedly raped a girl in Kwazulu Natal
Province and was described as a Nigerian in the media just to make it
seem as if the man was a Nigerian.
“The
Nigeria Union held series of meetings with the affected communities as
well as police and local authorities on the recent threats to Nigerians.
We have also written reports on these incidents and sent to the Nigerian Mission and the South African police.
We
recommended interventions before the June 15 deadline to the mission
and we are waiting for their response. The union is worried that any
incident involving non-South Africans are attributed to Nigerians. There
have been sustained media propaganda against our people
The
union believes that the Early Warning Unit set up by Nigerian and South
African governments has not been effective. We are yet to have any
meeting with the ministers of the two countries met."
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