Nigerians Affected By Xenophobic Attacks Will Be Compensated – Obanikoro

Nigeria’s Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs II, Senator Musiliu
Obanikoro, is hopeful that citizens
affected by the xenophobic attacks
in South Africa will be
compensated.

Since the renewed attacks started
last week, several Nigerians have
lost their businesses and other
belongings to fire set by locals on
buildings where their businesses
were housed.

Senator Obanikoro in an interview
with Channels TV, said that
Nigerian High Commissioner,
Martin Cobham and other
delegations were taking stock of
damages done to Nigerians to
ensure that adequate compensation
would be given to them.

“We have situations where some of
our people lost their shops in this
attack.

“We are taking stock of the
damages done to them and we are
going to be engaging the South
African Government,” senator
Obanikoro said.

He stated that the South African
government had been exploring
different avenues to end the attacks
that have claimed several lives in
KwaZulu-Natal province.

“One of the major stakeholders who
incited the South African
community has called for a meeting
this morning where some
representatives of the affected
countries would be addressed.

“Some traditional rulers will be
there to see how they can douse the
situation and ensure the safety of
Nigerians and other nationals in
South Africa.

“This is a very shameful situation
and it has attracted a lot of
international outcry.

“I think the leaders have seen the
need to ensure that the xenophobic
attacks do not escalate.

“The attitude is now more
promising and within the next few
days we should be able to put this
behind us.

“We are working on how best we
can get a lasting solution to the
problem,” the Nigerian Minister
said.

Source: Vanguard