South African media personality and comedian; Trevor Noah has spoken up about the recent xenophobic attacks in the country.
Reacting to the development in a post, Trevor Noah said; While stating that the majority of the big companies are being owned whites who occupy about 8.7 percent of the population, Trevor also mentioned the urge for xenophobic attacks was borne out of the fear of the unknown, years of oppression as well as inferiority complex due to apartheid.
Recall Igbere TV reported earlier that properties including cars which belong to Nigerians in the country, was set on fire by South Africans. Shops belonging to Nigerians was also looted by South Africans as captured in a viral video.
President of the Nigeria Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, had said that recent attacks began on Sunday morning in Jeppestown area of Johannesburg.
Mr Olubajo said in a statement on Monday that the mob “looted several shops that were around the vicinity suspected to be owned by foreign nationals.”
