Who loses after the reprisal attacks?

It’s a shame that we have decided to act even lower than those we accuse of xenophobia! We attacked our own brethren, looted their shops, vandalised their cars and made the hostile South Africans look like archangels. So, this is what you all call reprisal attacks? I warned against retaliatory actions, even before government started […]

It’s a shame that we have decided to act even lower than those we accuse of xenophobia! We attacked our own brethren, looted their shops, vandalised their cars and made the hostile South Africans look like archangels. So, this is what you all call reprisal attacks? I warned against retaliatory actions, even before government started issuing statement.

Now, we’ve further hurt ourselves, our own people and our own interests. Is there any point sending envoys to South Africa? They might as well carry on with their hateful attacks since we and the South Africans are two sides of a coin.  I’m so disappointed. Who’s the loser, South Africans or South African companies? This is not who we are. I call on security agencies to apply decent force in preventing further “reprisal” attacks before it degenerates into Igbos vs Yorubas or South-West and South-East.

Emeka Oparah