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International Forum for Migration, JIFORM has called on the Nigerian Government
to take a decisive step in ending the recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
in South Africa, and also asked the Africa Union (AU) to wade into the current
situation giving the continent a bad image.
JIFORM stated in a
statement in Lagos on Tuesday that the prestige of the AU and its leaders were
at stake and therefore called for immediate intervention, at the same time, demanded
for sanctions against perpetrators of the attack and full compensation for the
victims of the attacks.
President of JIFORM,
Ajibola Abayomi described the xenophobic attacks in South Africa as one too
many events which negates the fundamental rights of people to movement.
He says: “Migration is
not a crime. It is as old as man. The level of hatred being harboured and
perpetrated against fellow Africans is South Africa is strange. This is not who
we are on the continent as a people” and we must therefore caution against
reprisal attacks believing that the matter could be resolved between both
countries.
"Nigeria and
South Africa must as a matter of urgent importance go beyond summoning
emergency talks and meetings, to quickly implement immediate and permanent solution
to the crisis" as we want the Nigerian government to look inward and
improve on basic amenities that would ultimately improves the living conditions
of its people and limit the urge to migrate to another country.
“The ugly development
in South Africa leading to open massacre of Nigerian Youths and other national
is very barbaric. What a wicked act. The South Africans had forgotten so soon
the front line roles and sacrifices Nigeria as giant of Africa made to free
their country from apartheid.
“Watching the mindless
South African attacks on fellow African brothers is heart hearken. Man to man
so unjust. All the concerned apparatus of Nigerian and South African
governments must ensure that this shameful and bloodletting is put at
bay.
The President of JIFORM
called on the AU to rise to the present situation by reminding authorities in
South Africa to resurrect the true story on how Nigerians played a unique role
during the emancipation of South Africa during the dark era of apartheid.
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