XENOPHOBIA: Nigerians Force South Africans To Pull Down Facebook Sponsored Holiday Avertisment

Nigerians came down heaving on south Africans and South Africa , today  the social media networking site Facebook had earlier shared a sponsored holiday advert to south Africa with mouth watering offers , immediately the sponsored post went live, Nigerians and other Africa and descended heavily wondering why a country that earlier rejected them now want their money
 Nigerians decried the xenophobic attitude of the south Africans and their penchant for spilling African blood  on their streets.
 The South African tourism industry  has benefited greatly  from Nigerian tourists who are among the biggest spenders in that country, with a 15.4 percent rise in arrivals for 2013 alone, with Gambia and Kenya looking to displace South Africa as the destination of choice for Nigerian Tourist in Africa the backlash might be coming at a very wrong time for the South African with the economy still reeling from the effects of the mining strikes
 There reaction by over two thousand Nigerians compelled the company to take down the sponsored ad by on  midday Tuesday.

NIGERIANS REPORT MORE ATTACKS

The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Tuesday reported new xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in Sternkopf, Namakwa Municipality, Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

The President of the Union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said in Pretoria, South Africa, that the Northern Cape Province Chapter Chairman of the Union reported the incident to its National Secretariat.

“The National Secretariat of Nigeria Union has received report of xenophobic attacks from Mr Kennedy Osagie, the Northern Cape Province chapter chairman of the union.

“The report indicated that South Africans attacked Nigerians.

“Two cars belonging to Nigerians have been reportedly burnt and they have been going from house to house looting and destroying their property,” he said.

Mr. Anyene, who said that there were 20 Nigerians living in the affected community, added that none had been reported dead in the incident.

“Six Nigerians have taken refuge with their families in nearby SpringBok community and they do not know the whereabouts of the other Nigerians,’’ he said.

He said that the Union had reported the incident to the Nigerian Consulate in South Africa.

Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Uche Ajulu-Okeke, confirmed the incident, saying the mission had commenced investigations.

“The Nigerian Consulate in South Africa has received report of new xenophobic attacks in Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

“The mission has commenced investigation into the incident and will ensure that Nigerians are safe in South Africa,” she said.

South Africa was hit by a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks between March and April 2015, with locals attacking and killing at least five African migrants.

The tension subsided after widespread condemnation.

(NAN)