Hundreds of youths in Kano have over the weekend staged a peaceful protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.
The youths, who marched from zoo road to Audu Bako secretariat along the state carried placards with various inscriptions condemning the despicable action taken against some Nigerians resident in South Africa.
The protesters, who called on the South African government to bring to an end the spate of attacks as Nigerians would not continue to fold their arms while their citizens in other country are being attacked and killed.
Speaking to newsmen, the spokesman of the protesters and chairman of joint action campaign against xenophobic attack, Khalid Sanusi has called on the federal governmen to
take urgent and concrete diplomatic steps aimed at bringing the recalcitrant South African to order.
He wondered how South African leaders easily forgotten the immense contribution given to the liberation struggle that was spearheaded by Nigeria which eventually freed them from apartheid aided and abetted by imperialist powers and their lackeys.
He said the youths in the country would not continue to fold their arms and watch their brothers and sisters or other fellow human beings being killed just because of religious difference, race, country or status.
He alleged that the inability of government to take action on the killings of Nigerians in South Africa led to burning and destruction of companies owned by South Africa in Nigeria.
He attributed the high rate of unemployment in South Africa as the major reason behind the xenophobic attack saying for the South African government to tackle the issue, it must create job oppurtunities to the teeming number of unemployed youths in the country.
diplomatic ties between Nigeria and South Africa has gone sour as a result of series of wanton of xenophobic attack by south Africans Nigerian citizens
