The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said the latest fracas in South
Africa, in which two Nigerians were involved, was not a xenophobic attack.
The ministry in a
statement by its spokesperson, Clement Aduku, in Abuja, said that there was no
reported loss of live during the incident.
It expressed concern
that the incident came barely few days when both Nigerian and South African
Governments successfully proffered solution to xenophobic attacks against
foreigners in South Africa.
It said that contrary
to media reports, the latest incident was a scuffle that took place on March
14, 2017 in a motor park in Polokwane in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
According to the
statement, during the scuffle, two Nigerians were injured, one of who has
already been discharged from the hospital and the other receiving treatment.
“The Ministry has
received no report of casualty or death of any Nigerian in this latest
altercation though some properties were reportedly destroyed in the ensuing
escalation.
“From all indications,
the recent incident does not constitute xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in
South Africa,” the ministry said.
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