I lost over N60m worth of goods to xenophobic attack– Lafe, Nigerian in South Africa

A Nigerian businessman living in South Africa, Festus Lafe, who is one of the victims of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and some other foreign nationals in the country, tells GBENRO ADEOYE that he lost his business and source of livelihood built over 12 yearsI have been here for 15 years. I have a South African partner and three kids.I’ve witnessed a lot but there have been three major ones.

The day before the last incident started, I heard there was a problem between a taxi driver and a metro policeman. I think the policeman shot the taxi driver or vice versa. To cut the long story short, we got information that the taxi drivers were going to fight. Most foreigners and some locals didn’t open their shops because of that.

Admittedly, some Nigerians do drugs but they are few. You cannot say because some Nigerians do drugs, then every Nigerian is a drug dealer. The major issue here is that these guys are lazy. I have been here for 15 years and I know what is going on. Secondly, they don’t like to work but when they see a foreigner who came into their country two or three years ago doing well because he is working hard, they get angry. You know, we are hard-working; that is how we are raised.

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Stop patronising MTN, DSTV, others- NANS - The Nation NewspaperFollowing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, the National Association of Nigerians (NANS) has called on Nigerians to...
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

Xenophobic Attacks: Air Peace Offers To Evacuate Nigerians From South AfricaXenophobic Attacks: Air Peace Offers To Evacuate Nigerians From South Africa Worried by the high spate of violence and attacks meted to Nigerians in South Africa, leading domestic carrier has expressed its readiness to evacuate
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »

Xenophobic attack: South Africa becoming graveyard of Nigerians - Senator Orji - Daily Post NigeriaEx-Abia State Governor and the current Senator representing Abia central in the upper legislative chamber of the Nigeria National Assembly, Chief Theordore
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »

Nigeria considers legal option against South AfricaTHE xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and others in South Africa have festered because of the failure of that country's government to act as required
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

MTN condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa, reprisalsThe Board of MTN Nigeria on Thursday condemned the recent xenophobic attacks and violence perpetrated against Nigerians and other nationalities in South Africa.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Xenophobia: Why we're recalling Nigeria's ambassador to South Africa - FGThe federal government has said it is only recalling the country’s High Commissioner in South Africa for consultation, over the recent escalated xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »