Xenophobic Attack: FG Begins Evacuation Of Nigerians From South Africa Monday

As the Xenophobic attack on foreigners
including Nigerians continues unabated in
South Africa,the Nigerian High Commission
in Pretoria has stated that evacuation of
Nigerians in the hostile country will begin
on Monday, 20th April.
The development is a fall out of the
xenophobic attacks being meted out by South
Africans against other African nationals in
their country, including Nigerians.
Leadership learnt from a press statement
emanating from the office of the Commission
in Pretoria to that effect.
The statement said that  Nigerians who feel
endangered, and do not have the fare back
home to quickly make themselves available
for evacuation.
The statement read in parts: “as from
Monday 20th of April 2015, the process of
evacuating Nigerians from South Africa will
begin as directed by the Federal Government
of Nigeria due to the ongoing Xenophobic
attack on black foreign nationals in the
Republic of South Africa.
“To that effect an evacuation register will be
open at the High Commission in Pretoria for
Nigerians intending to return to Nigeria but
cannot afford flight tickets.

Xenophobia : A foreigner’s child attacked, while South Africans stealing from attacked stores

They are now attacking children? That’s
crossing the line and not cool at all. Not
cool…
Some South African females seen stealing
from stores owned by foreign immigrants
who were attacked by Zulu boys. So the men
attack the stores, chase the store owners
away and their women go to loot their
stores. How shameful! See more photos after
the cut…

Xenophobia: Ali Baba urges FG to close South African companies in Nigeria

Acclaimed comedy King, Ali Baba has joined
other celebrities condemning the ongoing
xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The
veteran commedian had in his own reaction
advised the Nigerian governmnet to do the
needful in order to check the excesses of
their brother country, South Africa. He
advised that all South African compnies in
Nigeria must be made to close shops and
leave the country if nothing is done to stop
the attacks.
In a post on twitter, Ali Baba said if after 48
hours untimatum by the governmnet to
South Africa, the xenophobia issue is not
addressed, then his suggested action must be
taken. In the post, he wrote“SERIOUSLY, OUR
GOVT SHLD GIVE THE S/AFRICAN GOVT
48HRS & IF THE GOVT MAKES NO AMENDS,
LET US ASK, MTN, DSTV, BANKS, SHOPRITE
TO CLOSE SHOP,” he said.

Xenophobia : We Won't Apologise, Foreigners Are Not Welcome - South African King Replies

King Goodwill Zwelithini stands by his view that
foreigners should go back to their home countries.
KING Goodwill Zwelithini meant each and every word
when he said foreigners must pack their bags and get
out of South Africa.
So said Zwelithini’s spokesman, Prince Thulani Zulu,
who told Daily Sun yesterday the king has nothing to be
sorry for.
The Zulu king’s outburst came on Saturday during his
speech at a moral regeneration event in Pongola,
northern KZN.
In the presence of both Police Minister Nathi Nhleko and
provincial MEC Willies Mchunu, the king was reported to
have told the gathering that it was time foreigners were
told to return to their countries.
The king accused them of messing up the country’s
towns by hanging their fake clothing brands on the
streets.
“Now when you walk down the street you can’t
recognise a shop you used to know because it has been
taken over by foreigners who mess it up by hanging up
rags,” the king said.
His remarks were widely condemned as encouraging
hatred towards foreigners, which may result in more
violent behaviour towards them.
But Prince Thulani said the king won’t apologise
because he stood by what he said.
“I think the people who’re complaining are
misinterpreting his speech.
“He didn’t say foreigners must be attacked or harassed.
“The king was talking about foreigners who are here
illegally.
“Some are involved in serious crimes like drug and
human trafficking.
“We don’t need such people in our country so the king is
right,” said Zulu.
The king’s speech has been strongly criticised for
fuelling hatred against foreigners by the Somali
Association of South Africa and the Congolese Solidarity
Campaign.
The provincial government distanced itself from the
king’s speech. It said it was guided by the Constitution,
which guarantees human rights for all in SA.

Nigerian Customs Release Obasanjo’s Autobiography , My Watch

The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said that it had
released former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s
autobiography titled, My Watch.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the NCS
Comptroller-General, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, made the
disclosure to newsmen when he inaugurated two new patrol
boats of the service in Lagos.
Abdullahi said that the container was released following the
vacation of an FCT High Court order restraining the former
President from publishing, printing or offering for sale, his
autobiography titled, “My Watch’’ on Tuesday.
“Customs got the initial order of the court to stop the
container and now that the court asks us to release the
container, so be it,” he said.
Justice Valentine Ashi had ordered the release of the books
which had been in the custody of customs.
Ashi, in a ruling, upheld the argument by Obasanjo’s
counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), that the court was misled into
granting the orders on December 5 and Decemeber10, 2014.
The court had granted the orders on December 5, 2014,
restraining Obasanjo from publishing his book in the country
pending the determination of the suit filed against him by a
chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Buruji Kashamu.
Despite the December 5 order, Obasanjo proceeded to launch
the book on December 9 in Lagos, a development that
prompted the court to make the orders of December 10.
Ashi also restrained the comptroller-general from charging
demurrage on copies of the book already confiscated.
Abdullahi described the new patrol boats acquired by the
service as equipment needed to perform its exemplary
functions in line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s
transformation agenda for the service to excel.
He said it took two years to build the boats, adding that the
Customs supervised the construction of the boats to meet it
specification.
“We have two boats for now. We will watch their performance
and see if there is need to have more.
“With the performance of the boats government will not
hesitate to give us more money to buy more,” he said.
He recalled that one of the boats was named after nine
customs officers killed some years ago by smugglers of
petrol on the high sea while they were on official duty.
“It is a bad memory. Nine of my officers were really killed on
the high sea by smugglers who were carrying petrol