A Nigerian returnee, Okafor Ugochukwu, has recounted how he fled South Africa without his two daughters after surviving what he described as three separate xenophobic attacks that destroyed his businesses, left him homeless and forced him to abandon the life he had built over a decade.
Ugochukwu, an indigene of Anambra State, shared his experience in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday, saying he left Nigeria in 2014 in search of greener pastures and eventually spent about 10 years living and doing business in South Africa.
According to him, his journey first took him to Tanzania and Mozambique before he eventually settled in Johannesburg, where he established himself as a businessman.
He explained that after arriving in South Africa, he ventured into the clothing business and gradually became financially stable.
“I’ve been there like 10 years. I left Nigeria in 2014 because I wanted to travel. I have been to Tanzania, I have been to Mozambique, but I spent my good 10 years in South Africa. I was doing business there. I had a boutique where I sold clothes,” he said.
