The Nigerian Union in South Africa has reported renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa.
Sadly, the Nigerian Union in South Africa has reported new xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in Sternkopf, Namakwa Municipality in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
The president of the union, Ikechukwu Anyene, on Tuesday, June 16, in Pretoria, stated that the Northern Cape Province chapter chairman of the union reported the incident to its national secretariat, a day after the union led other Nigerians to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, who was in South Africa for the African Union Summit.
“The National Secretariat of Nigeria Union has received a report of xenophobic attacks from Mr. Kennedy Osagie, the Northern Cape Province chapter chairman of the union.
“The report indicated that South Africans attacked Nigerians.
“Two cars belonging to Nigerians have been reportedly burnt and they have been going from house to house looting and destroying their property,” he alleged.
Anyene, who said that there were 20 Nigerians living in the affected community, added that none had been reported dead in the incident, reported the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
“Six Nigerians have taken refuge with their families in nearby SpringBok community and they do not know the whereabouts of the other Nigerians,” he said.