Few weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari visited South Africa, four Nigerians have been reported injured in another rounds of xenophobic attacks in the Mpumalanga Province yesterday.
This was revealed to Daily Sun by the President, Nigerian Union, South Africa, Mr Adetola Olubajo.
According to him, no lives were lost during thr crises but however noted that foreign-owned businesses, especially by Nigerians, were burnt down during the attack.
Narrating the genesis of the crisis, Olubajo said: “There is fresh attack in Mpumalanga, one of the provinces, an hour drive from Pretoria.
“The crisis started at the early hours of today. The taxi drivers and some community members went about attacking foreign-owned businesses and foreigners, in particular, Nigerians,” Olubajo said.
Olubajo further said the South African police could not stop the attack on time, even as he said normalcy has returned to the area.
Recall that the visit of President Buhari to his South African counterpart, was sequel to series of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, and also to find lasting solution to the crises.
