The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Saturday
shutdown South Africa’s grocery chain, Shoprite at Ota in Ogun State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students picketed
the shopping mall to protest what they described as unrestrained
xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
Scores of young Nigerians residing in South Africa have been
brought home in body bags in recent years, having been killed in
apparent xenophobic attacks in the former apartheid nation.
The Shoprite mall was shutdown around 11:10 a.m. in the presence of
police officers, with shoppers hurriedly ordered out of the mall.
The students carried placards with inscriptions: “South Africans
must go. Enough of the killing of our brothers, sisters and relatives in
South Africa. You can’t continue to kill our people and still feed fat
on us.’’
Speaking, the national public relations officer of NANS, Azeez Adeyemi, said that “NANS’
leadership under its president, Danielson Bamidele, have resolved to
champion the struggle of putting sense back into lawless South Africans.
“It seems the government of South Africa derives pleasure from
the senseless killings and sees the continuous xenophobic attacks on
Nigerians residents in South Africa as a norm.
“NANS’ struggle against xenophobia has moved beyond ordinary street protests.
“Our target now is to mobilise Nigerian students and Nigerians
towards truncating the smooth running of South African businesses in
Nigeria.
“We shall resume here at Shoprite, Stanbic IBTC, MTN and Multichoice on August 14 for a total shut down.
“This is a struggle that will continue until victory of purpose is achieved,” Mr Adeyemi said.
DAILY POST on Thursday reported NANS as saying it would kill three
South Africans living in Nigeria for every one Nigerian killed in South
Africa, while it would also destroy three South African businesses in
retaliation for any Nigerian business destroyed in South Africa.
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