ABUJA — Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned the alleged killing of two Nigerians in South Africa, warning that continued discrimination and attacks against Nigerian nationals could have consequences.
Fani-Kayode, in a post on his Facebook handle on Friday, said he was “mortified and deeply shocked” by the reported murder of Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle in Johannesburg on September 4.
According to him, Fakunle was allegedly threatened before unidentified assailants went to his residence and shot him dead.
He also expressed concern over the reported death of James Uchechukwu Nwankwo, whom he said died in Johannesburg on September 5 following what he described as “gruesome interrogation techniques” by officers of the South African Police Service.
Fani-Kayode claimed that Fakunle and Nwankwo were the seventh and eighth Nigerians allegedly killed in South Africa in 2026, adding that four of the eight deaths involved alleged actions by South African police officers.
