The South African government yesterday deported 97 Nigerians resident in that country to Nigeria, just as the National Assembly condemned in strong terms the xenophobic attacks against African immigrants, particularly Nigerians, and resolved to send a delegation to meet with the South African parliament on measures to be adopted to stop the attacks. The deportation of the 97 Nigerians may be a fallout of the recent xenophobic attacks against African immigrants in the Southern African country. At plenary yesterday, the Senate decried the resurgence of the xenophobic attacks and what it described as the extra-judicial killings of Nigerians by both the South African police and South Africans. The Senate also advised the federal government to reconsider Nigeria's diplomatic ties with South Africa with a view to averting the recurrence of the xenophobic attacks and extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, are expected to interface with the South African parliament on how to stop further attacks on Nigerians in the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 01, 2017 08:17 UTC