The Nigerian Consul-General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, has disclosed that the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa has made Nigerians lost more than N21m Rand (1.2m).
According to Ajulu-Okeke, the loss included looted shops, burnt shops, two burnt mechanic workshops, 11 burnt cars and two stolen cars, among others.
“Nigerians have compiled the cost of the damage to their property and it is totalling about 1.2m Rand or N21m, which will be sent to the Federal Government for further action,” the ambassador said.
She noted that two of the three Nigerians who were wounded during the attacks in Durban had been treated and discharged from the hospital.
The consul-general said that she would go back to Durban to assess the situation on ground and meet with the provincial authorities on the security of Nigerians in that province.
She said, “The Nigerian mission in South Africa is on top of the situation. We are working hard to protect Nigerians in South Africa.
“Though the task has not been easy but we are trying our best. In one of the hot spots at Jeppe, near Johannesburg, the mission assisted about 50 stranded Nigerians to re-settle.
“I have also visited the site of the attacks in Johannesburg to assess the damage and it was enormous.”
The envoy said the Nigerian mission would meet with the Nigerian union chapters in the nine provinces of South Africa to avoid further loss of valuables.
“I am bringing all Nigerians together so that we work out a vigilance and alert mechanism; they will also tell me what their challenges and issues are,’’ she said.
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