Xenophobic attacks: TUC asks FG to evacuate Nigerians from South Africa

TUC, in a statement jointly signed by its president, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama and secretary-general Muhammad Lawal, picked holes in the recent directive of the government asking Nigerians to remain indoors.The statement maintained that “asking them to remain indoors is not safe as they could unleash mayhem on them even in their houses. It is […]

TUC, in a statement jointly signed by its president, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama and secretary-general Muhammad Lawal, picked holes in the recent directive of the government asking Nigerians to remain indoors.
The statement maintained that “asking them to remain indoors is not safe as they could unleash mayhem on them even in their houses. It is the government’s responsibility to protect its nationals both internal and external. We must not shirk our responsibility to our citizens where ever they are.”
It described the xenophobic attacks as appalling, abysmal and beastly, imploring the Jacob Zuma led South African government to live up to its responsibilities by taking all necessary steps to stop the dastardly act of stealing, killing and taking over of people’s properties in Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria.
TUC added that Nigerians have not and will not kill any South African in Nigeria despite several aborted efforts to unionize workers in South African companies including telecommunication giant MTN, DSTV which are thriving in Nigeria.
“Congress is aware of a number of Nigerian investors who went to invest in South Africa but ran back abandoning acquired properties because they could not cope with their strict labour laws. Nigeria is a country that accommodates all and sundry including South Africa and South Africans and today, we see this rare opportunity being grossly abused.
“They own several multibillion dollar investments on our soil yet, we co-exist despite all odds. The same people will come here to dehumanize Nigerians? Not anymore. This must stop! This sacrifice is becoming too grave to bear and over-stretched all to ensure peaceful co-existence,” TUC said.