Nigeria police warn against reprisal attacks targeting South African residents
The Nigeria Police Force said reprisal attacks against South Africans in Lagos and Abuja will not be allowed in response to anti-migrant attacks in South Africa. 24-hour protection has been deployed at corporate offices and individual targets. Pretoria has delivered a formal note of condolence to the Nigerian government.
BBC AfricaNigeria Police Force Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun said that reprisal attacks against South Africans in Lagos and Abuja will not be allowed following recent anti-migrant attacks in South Africa. According to BBC Africa, 24-hour armed protection has been deployed at the offices of South African-headquartered companies such as MTN Nigeria and Standard Bank.
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar wrote on X that 'responsibility for African continental unity rests on the shoulders of both capitals'. South African foreign ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said Pretoria had delivered a formal note of condolence and that President Cyril Ramaphosa would send a crisis-management delegation to Lagos this week. Bola Akinterinwa, director of African studies at the University of Lagos, said that 'bilateral trade between the two economies is at $4 billion and could be directly affected by this security tension'.
Nigeria Business Council chair Adebola Akindele said South African-linked companies were 'reviewing insurance premiums against potential financial losses'. African Union Commission chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf requested an urgent meeting in Addis Ababa on Tuesday with the foreign ministers of both countries. This report does not constitute investment advice.
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