VP Shettima Cautions South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians

Vice President Kashim Shettima has warned that Nigeria will no longer tolerate the dehumanisation and mistreatment of its citizens in South Africa.

Shettima issued the warning on Monday in Luanda, Angola, shortly before departing for Nigeria after representing President Bola Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union Assembly.

He said the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians had crossed a line that the country could no longer accept quietly.

The Vice President stressed that the Nigerian government and people would not tolerate situations where Nigerians are humiliated or subjected to unacceptable treatment in South Africa.

Shettima recalled Nigeria’s historic role in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa, saying the country had supported the freedom of its brothers and sisters in the region.

He urged South Africans to rethink xenophobic attacks, stressing that Nigeria feels deeply hurt whenever its citizens are picked up, humiliated or mistreated.