The protests, organized by the Advocate For Peoples’ Rights and Justice (APRJ) and 1 Africa Initiative, were held outside South Africa’s embassy located in Abuja’s Central Area. The protesters carried placards that read “We Say No to Killings of Our Brothers,” “Say No To Xenophobia,” “We Are Our Brothers Keepers,” “Mandela Lives and Stood For Unity,” “We Are All Foreigners Somewhere.”
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, APRJ’s national coordinator, Victor Giwa, urged the South African to find a lasting solution to the gruesome killings of Nigerians and other Africans who have become the target of the xenophobic attacks. He warned that South Africa would face the shutting down of its embassy and its citizens’ businesses in Nigeria.
