Nigerian Government To Evacuate Citizens Over Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa As Federal House Of Assembly Advocates Tit For Tat

The Federal government today said it will consider the option of evacuating Nigerians if the xenophobic attacks in South Africa continues Aminu Wali, Minister of Foreign Affairs said this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja this afternoon. In his words;

"If it gets worse it is the duty of our country to make sure our people are brought back and we are taking that duty serious. We are not prepared to allow any of our nationals to be subjected to such inhuman treatment. We are monitoring the situation and will now take action according to the situation that develops,” he said

The Minister appealed to all Nigerian business owners to close their businesses for now until the situation has been brought under control. In a related development, the House of Representatives today asked for the recall of Nigeria's Ambassador to South Africa following the xenophobic attacks. The house members also advocated that the diplomatic principle of reciprocity be applied to South African businesses in Nigeria