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Gbajabiamila, speaking to reporters in Abuja on Friday after an emergency session by the House of Reps on the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, said the Green Chamber had heard the “the cries of our citizens.”VIDEO: Nigerian man in shock as the prostitute he took home turns out to be a transvestite in Abuja
He said that there ought to be urgency for demanding nothing less than total commitment to revoking the old arrangements that had made such abominations against Nigerians possible. “What is their offence? That they dared to dream of glory and profit beyond our borders, and having dreamt, they endeavoured to make real the visions of their heart.
The speaker said that those who are tempted to respond to the latest incidents with violence and destruction in communities should resist such temptation. Gbajabiamila urged Buhari to direct the Ministry of Health to assist the families of the bereaved in expediting the return of loved ones who have lost their lives in the unfortunate event.
“Where any of these claims are determined to be true, we expect also that the individuals responsible will be held accountable to the highest degree allowed by law,” he said.Foreign Affairs Minister Godfrey Onyeama, who spoke in the same vein as Gbajabiamila, said Nigeria would be demanding that the victims be compensated.
“We are not thinking to the stage of diplomatic ties call off now. There are various options. We are not by any means at a stage where we are breaking diplomatic relations with South Africa,” the minister emphasised. He said the special envoys dispatched to Johannesburg by President Muhammadu Buhari would return to Nigeria today.
“He should be back tomorrow . That will now give the government the basis for further action. In the meantime, the government is very much on top of the situation. “To start doing that, we want to have all the facts available and then we will take the necessary measures.” She was quoted as saying: “I would appreciate them in helping us as well to address the belief our people have and the reality that there are many persons from Nigeria dealing in drugs in our country.
They advised Nigeria to sue the South African Government within South Africa and also explore international laws within the African Union and the United Nations framework. He suggested that aside instituting legal action under the domestic laws of South Africa, Nigeria could also explore international legal options.
“Xenophobic attacks are not acceptable anywhere in the world. The world has progressed beyond such unacceptable behaviours now. He urged scaremongers and those spreading fake news about the true situation in South Africa to exercise restraint and allow the Federal Government carry out proper investigation.
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