South African woman, Thabile Sibeko has talked about the enmity she and her country men have for Nigerians.
Nigerians have been seriously affected by the latest wave of xenophobic violence on foreign nationals in the country, Daily Trust writes.
“I am happy that fellow Africans were leaving the country,” Sibeko, who said she was the president of Inizwe Nathi Party, told newsmen as Nigerians were being evacuated from the country.
In a video shared by News Central, the woman added, “I’m here to bid farewell to Nigeria, to make sure that they are leaving our country and to say to them bye-bye, Nigeria. Thank you for everything you did for our country.
“We did not appreciate the wrongs that you have done, we hope that you have learnt a lesson, and we want to encourage them when they go to other nations, they must take care of other countries.
Today we have zombies on our streets as our children as a result of them and that has cut deep in our hearts and that has forced us to resent them with all that we have and we hope that they take a travel safe next time they come they know South Africa loves its people and its land.
“Nigeria is horrible, these people are horrible. I don’t like Nigeria. “They have killed our children with drugs and that is why we are so strong on Nigeria because of their behaviour.”
Meanwhile, the first batch of Nigerians evacuated from the country landed Lagos yesterday
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, who received them back home said, “No Nigerian should live in fear just because of their nationality.
He further said the evacuation of the 258 nationals underlined the Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare and safety of Nigerians in the foreign lands.
The nationals were accompanied by officials of the Nigerian Mission in South Africa led by the Acting High Commissioner, Ambassador Temitope Alexander Ajayi.
Enikanolaiye told the returnees that the government would not allow Nigerians to be subjected to violence and harassment wherever they were.
The ambassador praised the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria for coordinating the process efficiently.
He appealed to all Nigerians in South Africa to be law-abiding, vigilant and report any threat to the Nigerian mission.
“The federal government is still fully engaged with the South African authorities at the highest levels to ensure protection of Nigerian nationals and to address the root causes of these unfortunate incidents,” he said.
“This exercise underscores the proactive and decisive response of the government to protect the lives and dignity of Nigerians in the face of violence and intolerance.
“More flights carrying returnees are expected to land in the country in the coming days as the evacuation exercise continues,” he said.
He said the returning nationals are still going through the process of documentation, profiling and appropriate medical tests.
He added they would be placed in temporary lodgings before being reunited with their families.
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