The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has confirmed that Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala, will return home.
Mr. Onyeama who gave an update on the government’s stance on the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa clarified that this would be after the special envoy President Muhammadu Buhari sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa, would have concluded the assignment and reported back to the President.
“The special envoy was expected back to Nigeria by the “end of the week.” he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
Buhari, in a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said he was deeply concerned about the attacks on Nigerians and their property in South Africa.
The statement said the envoy, whose name was not mentioned, would arrive in Pretoria on Thursday.
The recent attacks began last week after a taxi driver was murdered by an alleged drug dealer in Pretoria.
Speculations that the alleged killer was a Nigerian sparked protest, looting and burning of business centres owned by foreigners.
hree Nigerians were said to have been killed in the process with scores injured.
