Nigeria don advocate for strong joint response against xenophobia for South Africa.

Dem don ask di Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) make dem take dis matter from regional level go meet di continental body, wey be African Union (AU).

Nigeria and Ghana, wey be two main members of ECOWAS, dey among di countries wey suffer most from attacks wey mobs dey carry out against fellow Africans for South Africa, while Cyril Ramaphosa government just dey look.

Nigeria, like odder countries wey dia citizens wey dey live for South Africa come under attack, don get citizens wey dem kill, injure, or lose dia means of livelihood becos dem loot dia shops, and afta dat, dem evacuate many of dem.

Citizens of Southern African countries wey dey near South Africa – Malawi, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Botswana, among oders – dem no spare dem sef from di rampaging mobs.

Yesterday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tell di 69th Ordinary Session of di ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government wey hold for Lungi, Sierra Leone, say xenophobia na sometin wey dem condemn.

“Nigeria dey condemn with strong words di recent Afrophobic attack wey dem carry out against its citizens and odder fellow Africans for Republic of South Africa.

“As His Excellency, di President of Ghana, don already mention, ECOWAS suppose present dis matter before di next meeting of di Authority of di African Union, so dat dem go send clear message say dis kind behaviour no dey acceptable.

“South Africa suppose remember say di freedom wey di country dey enjoy now na becos of di liberation efforts of African countries like Nigeria.

“Di Nigerian Government don evacuate one thousand, four hundred and ninety of its citizens for seven batches, and dem ready to engage on dis matter,” di President talk for di address wey Vice President Kashim Shettima deliver.

Dis position dey further expand di hint wey di Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, give, say Nigeria go take retaliatory measures against South Africa.