Nigerians and other foreign nationals resident in South Africa’s Keimoes and Upington areas of Northern Cape Province were yesterday morning given 12 hours to vacate by the indigenes. “After the horrific incident, the community members of Keimoes and environs went on rampage burning and destroying properties belonging to foreign nationals, Nigerians in particular. “These attacks spread to Upington and Nigerians and other foreign nationals were also expelled from Upington. Many Nigerians were forced to leave the country while a diplomatic face-off was prevented between Nigeria and South Africa. The xenophobic attacks against Nigerians by South Africans was one of the most pertinent events that shook the nation in 2019.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2020 20:37 UTC