he Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the South African police brutality on a Nigerian which was caught on camera as “a horror and particularly disturbing’’.
This is contained in a statement signed and issued on Thursday by the ministry’s spokesman, Mr Ogbole Ode.
It stated that the Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria was investigating the circumstances of the attack on Mr. Clement Emekeneh.
It said that the mission sent a strong-worded note to the Department of Foreign Affairs of South Africa protesting the brutal attack, and demanded that perpetrators be brought to justice.
The statement also confirmed that the two South African police officers involved in the merciless beating had been arrested, suspended and being prosecuted.
“The Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria will continue to monitor the case with keen interest until justice is achieved for the victim of this brutality,’’ the ministry’s spokesman said in the statement.
The ministry reassured Nigerians that the Federal Government would not condone maltreatment of Nigerian citizens anywhere.
It appealed to Nigerians living in The Diaspora to be law abiding and be good ambassadors.
NAN reports that the footage of the Nigerian man being brutally attacked by uniformed police in South Africa was posted on social media.
The incident prompted strong condemnation on South Africa’s attitudes towards immigrants given its records on xenophobic attacks. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Arresting those police isn't enuff 4 mi they have 2 be jaild lyk 10yr woulden't b a bad idea @-all
ReplyDeleteNothing will happen. This is just talk
ReplyDeleteNigerian Govt. should extradic South Africans and other foriengners enjoying our wealth in expense of Jobless Nigerians. Some of them that gain entry into this country as techicians but end at becoming acook and room boy is a sad development, they fake travelling Doc. and certificate into Nigeria and we keep watching, they are not qualify acedamically and technically to work here in Nigeria. Many of them chose to envy and oppressed and Harrassed helpless Nigerians treating to remove them even in their soil by living in the past as those British Leaders who colonised this country. The Govt. must place strict restriction to reduce the so call non qualified expertraite entrying this country to work most especially in Oil Sector..
ReplyDeleteHey, Even if I was black, I still would rather live in America today. Africa is a brutal country, even thought a lot of the "normal" people there are super nice. The cartels and rebels are monsters and crime is off the chain there. The police? ha, corrupt and violent. Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana just to name a few, brutal, barbarous places to live. Rank these 3 places in top 10 of worst crime places to live in the world.Than a lot!
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