* Sends Special Envoy to South Africa

* Summons High Commissioner over xenophobic attacks

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa to stop the xenophobic attacks against Nigerian citizens in South Africa.  

The Nigerian President is conveying his demands of Ramaphosa through a Special Envoy he has just despatched to Pretoria to express his concerns over the ugly development. The Special Envoy is expected to arrive in Pretoria on Thursday.

Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, noted with deep concern, reported attacks on Nigerian citizens and property in South Africa since August 29, 2019.

Consequently, the President directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to summon the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria and get a brief on the situation.

He expressed Nigeria’s displeasure over the treatment of her citizens and demanded assurance of the safety of their lives and property.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has already summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

At a meeting scheduled for 11am on Tuesday, the duo, Onyeama and Moroe urged calm, saying already arrests have been made and frantic measures were being taken to stem the attacks.

A senior official of the ministry, Kimiebi Ebenfa, confirmed the development in a WhatsApp message.

It reads: “I am directed to inform you that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has summoned the High Commissioner of South Africa for a meeting this morning by 11. The meeting was confirmed a few minutes ago.”

On his verified Twitter handle, the Minister said: “Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in #SouthAfrica by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection. Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures.”

Speculations that the alleged killer was a Nigerian sparked protests, looting and burning of foreign-owned businesses.

The police had struggled to bring the attacks under control.

The Federal Government had yesterday promised to take ‘definite measures’ over xenophobic attacks against Nigerian nationals in South Africa.

It condemned the renewed attacks on Nigerian businesses in South Africans, describing the perpetrators as mindless criminals.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday said Nigeria will take definite measures against the xenophobic attack on Nigerians living in South Africa.

Onyeama, who stated this on his Twitter handle, described the South African police as ineffective, adding “Enough is Enough”.

The minister, who was livid over the situation, however failed to state what measures the government intend taking.

The tweet reads: “Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in South Africa by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection.

“Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures.” Nigerians have been subject of attacks by the South African police and criminal elements in recent time.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

A meeting has been scheduled to hold between the duo by 11am on Tuesday.

A senior official of the ministry, Kimiebi Ebenfa, confirmed the development in a WhatsApp message.

It reads: “I am directed to inform you that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has summoned the High Commissioner of South Africa for a meeting this morning by 11. The meeting was confirmed a few minutes ago.”

On his verified Twitter handle, the Minister said: “Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in #SouthAfrica by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection. Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures.”

Speculations that the alleged killer was a Nigerian sparked protests, looting and burning of foreign-owned businesses.

The police had struggled to bring the attacks under control.

The Federal Government had yesterday promised to take ‘definite measures’ over xenophobic attacks against Nigerian nationals in South Africa.

It condemned the renewed attacks on Nigerian businesses in South Africans, describing the perpetrators as mindless criminals.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday said Nigeria will take definite measures against the xenophobic attack on Nigerians living in South Africa.

Onyeama, who stated this on his Twitter handle, described the South African police as ineffective, adding “Enough is Enough”.

The minister, who was livid over the situation, however failed to state what measures the government intend taking.

The tweet reads: “Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in South Africa by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection.

“Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures.”

Nigerians have been subject of attacks by the South African police and criminal elements in recent time.