ABUJA - Nigeria’s Senate has passed a motion condemning a string of attacks on Nigerians in South Africa and ordered its foreign affairs committee to look into the matter urgently.
Senator Grace Bent who sponsored the motion noted "with serious concern the protracted and unabated intimidation, brutalisation and cases of robbery and sundry attacks on Nigerians both high and low in South Africa."
"These cases are rampant with Nigerians arriving by the South African Airways, Virgin Nigeria, Kenya Airways and in which cases hoodlums usually dispossess them of their valuables," she said.
The Senate also urged the Nigerian government yesterday to issue a travel alert on South Africa, warning citizens about the dangers of going there. More on this story
There have been an increase in the amount of this kind of activity, and I think the South African and the Nigerian government should work together to protect the citizens of any foreigner in their domain, I am not saying Nigeria is a crime free country but according to statistics by the South African government the incidence of this occurrence involving robbery of Nigerians is far greater than that of any other nationals including South Africans so as you can see there is something wrong here.
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