Xenophobic sentiments against foreigners in South Africa have emerged once again among locals.
The hashtag #NigeriansMustGo has been trending on social media in South Africa as locals revive anti-foreigner agitations.
Last week a protest was held outside the Nigerian High Commission in the capital, Pretoria, under the hashtag #PutSouthAfricansFirst.
At the Nigeria Embassy to hand over the memorandum and warn them that we can’t tolarate human traficking and the sale of drugs by Nigerians #PutSouthAfricansFirst pic.twitter.com/vICWmuwQD5
— Lerato Pillay (@Lerato_Pillay) September 23, 2020
Some South Africans pushed for reforms as they complain about the crime rate in their communities, alleging Nigerians play a major role in numbers surging.
Nigerians arrested for crime
Local media reported recently that a police raid led to five Nigerians being arrested and charged with human trafficking after 11 women were found to be working as sex workers at brothels disguised as a bed-and-breakfast.
Handing of the memorandum at the Nigerian Embassy #PutSouthAfricansFirst pic.twitter.com/pIZo5DK0PU
— Lerato Pillay (@Lerato_Pillay) September 23, 2020
Nigeria’s High Commissioner Bala Kabiru said during that protest march that “We don’t accept the profiling of Nigerians in South Africa.”
Some South Africans claim African immigrants in the country have taken their jobs and driving crime rate high.
#NigeriansMustGo
SA?? is just a Playground for Foreigners- They Do Crime With No Fear @CyrilRamaphosa is Just Comfortable and in Denial
We as Citizens Must Stand Up and Protect Our Flag- Otherwise We gonna Loose this Country to Foreigners and Politicians #PutSouthAfricansFirst pic.twitter.com/GyYcgRdFa1— MR_SENZENI_SA?? (@Bizaro_Bilasky) September 28, 2020
Let all foreigners go back to their own countries, then if Human Trafficking is still happening, we can conclude that it wasn’t them trafficking innocent people, for now #NigeriansMustGo
— T S H W A R E L O (@_Tshwarelo04) September 28, 2020
Cameroonians hate Nigerians Ghanaians hate Nigerians Senegalese hate Nigerians
Kenyans hate Nigerians… simply because Nigerians are a CANCER, A cancer in it incurable stage!! #NigeriansMustGo— Pedi Man With No Manners (@KingK10850845) September 28, 2020
#NigeriansMustGo These People Have Killed Our Brothers And Sisters With Drugs And Human Trafficking They Must Futsek Marn?
— I Follow Back?? (@kwandile_) September 28, 2020
But there are others who disagree that immigrants are to blame for South Africa’s economic and social problems.
Source: Africafeeds.com
