Nigeria said on Sunday that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa last month amid xenophobic violence targeting people from elsewhere on the continent.<\/p>\n
In a statement, it added that they died on 28 June in the build up to an end-of-month unofficial deadline by anti-illegal immigrant groups for foreigners to leave the country.<\/p>\n
Abuja said one of the men was allegedly killed by police officers in Pretoria and the other by unidentified attackers in Mpumalanga province.<\/p>\n
There has been no comment yet from the South African police.<\/p>\n
Anti-illegal immigrant protesters blame foreigners for high levels of unemployment, crime, and pressure on public services.<\/p>\n
Violence at recent demonstrations and attacks on Africans has prompted countries including Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe to repatriate thousands of their citizens.<\/p>\n
In a statement on X on Sunday, Nigeria\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the killing of the men and warned it would take unspecified measures if such attacks continue.<\/p>\n
It urged South Africa to swiftly investigate their deaths and other pending cases involving the alleged extra-judicial killing of Nigerians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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