South Africa
Nigeria said on Sunday that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa last month amid xenophobic violence targeting people from elsewhere on the continent
In a statement, it added that they died on 28 June in the build up to an end-of-month unofficial deadline by anti-illegal immigrant groups for foreigners to leave the country
Abuja said one of the men was allegedly killed by police officers in Pretoria and the other by unidentified attackers in Mpumalanga province
There has been no comment yet from the South African police
Anti-illegal immigrant protesters blame foreigners for high levels of unemployment, crime, and pressure on public services
Violence at recent demonstrations and attacks on Africans has prompted countries including Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe to repatriate thousands of their citizens
In a statement on X on Sunday, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the killing of the men and warned it would take unspecified measures if such attacks continue
It urged South Africa to swiftly investigate their deaths and other pending cases involving the alleged extra-judicial killing of Nigerians
