The South Africa High Commission to Nigeria has shut down its offices in Lagos for fear of attack by youths in the country.
The acting High Commissioner, Bobby Moroe, confirmed the development this morning that he had directed the Mission to suspend all consular activities until the situation improved.
He explained that the reported attacks on South Africans in parts of the country informed the decision to close down the offices.
Moroe stated, “I directed that the offices should be closed until the situation improves. We heard that South Africans were being pulled out of vehicles and attacked. We feel unsafe and that is why I directed that the mission should close down until further notice.”
When told that the police had beefed up security to prevent retaliatory attacks, the envoy said the offices would remain closed because he did not want to take chances.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called on the residents of the Territory, especially students and youths, not to carry out retaliatory attacks on South African nationals and business interests in the FCT over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
