No Nigerian was killed in South Africa, FG backtracks
- The Nigerian government on Thursday, February 24, debunked reports that some Nigerians were killed in a xenophobic attack in South Africa - The minister of state for foreign affairs Khadija Abba-Ibrahim said no Nigerian live was lost in the attacks - She said this after a meeting with the High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria The Nigerian government on Thursday, February 24, debunked reports that some Nigerians were killed in a xenophobic attack in South Africa. Since the past week, there have been series of reports of attacks on Nigerians by South Africans. The attacks, the reports said were focused on Nigerian business owners in South Africa. Also, Nigerian lawmakers on Tuesday, February 21, summoned the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa to proffer solutions and prevent such attack on Nigerians living in South Africa. In the same vain, the Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the presidential adviser on foreign affairs called on the Africa Union to intervene o