The Nigerian foreign ministry accused the Tshwane Metro Police of killing a Nigerian national using “gruesome interrogation techniques” and of the “extra-judicial killing” of another Nigerian.
Nigeria warned that it will mobilize regional and international action to ensure those responsible for violence against foreigners are held to account.
Nigeria has accused the South African authorities of criminal liability in the death of three of its citizens, warning that it will mobilize regional and international action to ensure those responsible for violence against foreigners are held to account.
The West Africa nation accused the South African police — specifically officers of the Tshwane Metro Police — of killing a Nigerian national on June 28 in Pretoria “using gruesome interrogation techniques,” according to an emailed statement from the Nigerian foreign ministry on Sunday.
The same officers had been responsible for the “extra-judicial killing” of another Nigerian, the statement said, while a third Nigerian was killed by unknown criminal elements. Related News IMF’s extrabudgetary spending claims spark fresh calls for Tinubu's resignation Top 10 players with most FIFA World Cup knockout-stage goals Mbappe nets 19th career World Cup goal, closes in on Messi's record
