Nigeria said on Sunday that two of its nationals were killed last month in South Africa following anti-immigrant protests targeting African workers in the country.
The Nigerians were killed on June 28, two days before an unofficial deadline by protesters for foreigners to leave, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
South African police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
Anti-immigrant protesters in April and May blamed foreigners for high levels of unemployment, crime and pressure on public services. The unrest prompted Nigeria, Ghana, and Malawi to repatriate their citizens and summon South African diplomats.
In 2008, more than 60 people were killed in South Africa in what rights groups called xenophobic action.
