Xenophobia: Buhari sends special envoy to South Africa, registers displeasure
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to President
Cyril Ramaphosa, to register his displeasure over the killing of
Nigerians in South Africa.
In a statement just released by the Presidency in Abuja, it said the envoy was expected to land in Pretoria by Thursday.
The statement, which was signed by the President’s Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, did not give the name of the
envoy.
It added that Buhari was deeply concerned about the “reported attacks
on Nigerian citizens and property in South Africa since August 29,
2019.”
The Presidency also stated that, already, Buhari had “instructed the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to summon the South
African High Commissioner to Nigeria and get a brief on the situation;
express Nigeria’s displeasure over the treatment of her citizens; and
assurance of the safety of their lives and property.”
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