The group called for urgent intervention by both the Nigerian and South African governments, noting how the persistent attacks have claimed lives, destroyed businesses, displaced families, and threatened the longstanding diplomatic and economic ties between Africa's two largest powers.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has accused the South African government of failing to take decisive action against recurring xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians and other African nationals, warning that the continued violence suggests a deliberate inability or unwillingness to end the crisis.
The group called for urgent intervention by both the Nigerian and South African governments, noting how the persistent attacks have claimed lives, destroyed businesses, displaced families, and threatened the longstanding diplomatic and economic ties between Africa's two largest powers.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Canada President, Anicetus Nwizundu, the Nigerian group in the diaspora expressed deep concern over the ongoing violence, discrimination, intimidation, and destruction directed at foreign nationals residing in South Africa.
The group condemned attacks on innocent residents seeking peaceful lives and economic opportunities, saying the persistent violence has resulted in deaths, destruction of businesses and property, displacement of families, and severe psychological trauma for victims and their loved ones.
