Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General
of the Federation, has cautioned Nigerians against hitting the businesses of
South Africans in response to xenophobic attacks.
Malami spoke on Friday in Abuja
when the Coalition of Integrity Political Parties (CIPP), paid him a
congratulatory visit following his reappointment as minister.
The minister particularly decried
attacks on Shoprite companies by some Nigerians in reaction to the xenophobic
attacks, and warned people against taking laws into their hands.
“The attack was carried out by
people who thought that Shoprite belonged to South Africans, not knowing that
it belongs to Nigerians.
“If you go to Shoprite, you will
see that the entire building is run and managed by Nigerians. Most of the MTN
tower masts have been given out to Nigerian contractors.
“So, we will be ruining our own
economy if we shut down these companies because millions of families will go
out of jobs and then it will bounce back on us.
“We must always look at this
situation very critically; it is important that people should not take laws
into their hands.
“The South African government
must also look at the situation properly and see if hoodlums have hijacked it,
because hoodlums look for any opportunity to commit crime.
“I believe that no responsible
government will allow its citizens or foreign nationals living there, to be
slaughtered in the streets of the country.”
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