Killings of Nigerians in S'Africa Upset My Govt, Says Ramaphosa
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, said his government was very upset about the protracted killings of Nigerians in South Africa, noting that the trend had necessitated the call for a meeting of the leaders of both countries on how to promptly nip the matter in the bud.
These protracted killings prompted some Nigerian students to recently stage a range of protests in the corporate offices of South African companies in Nigeria, threatening to shut them down if the killings of their fellow citizens in South Africa do not stop. “Well, no, no, we are going to be discussing all that because we have very good relations. We ‘ll talk about the issue of Nigerians who are dying in South Africa.“Obviously, our criminal justice system is working on it. We don’t support killings. Nobody should ever be killed, but it’s also good to use this opportunity here in Japan to renew the bond between us, to talk about common things between South Africa and Nigeria.
Speaking with Nigerian journalists after the meeting, Onyeama disclosed that Talon expressed concern over the degree of hardship the closure had caused his citizens and pleaded with the Nigerian leader to reopen it. “They talked about the reason for the closure which essentially was about smuggling across the borders especially rice smuggling and Mr. President is extremely concerned that now that Nigeria through our agricultural policies has become self-sufficient in rice production; that this is now threatened.”
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