Xenophobic Attacks: Buhari Orders Immediate Evacuation Of Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has given instruction for the immediate voluntary evacuationof all Nigerians who are willing to return home from South Africa.
ThePresident gave this order after he received the report of the special envoysent to South Africa to convey a Special Message to President Cyril Ramaphosaover the recent xenophobic attacks in the country.
Inthe wake of the xenophobic attacks by South Africans against other Africansincluding Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari had sent Ambassador Ahmed RufaiAbubakar, Director-General, National Intelligence Agency as his Special Envoyto South Africa, to convey a Special Message to his counterpart, PresidentCyril Ramaphosa.
Accordingto a statement by the President’s special media aide, Femi Adesina, the SpecialEnvoy, who was in Pretoria from Thursday, 5th to Saturday, 7th September 2019conveyed the deep concern of President Buhari and Nigerians about intermittentviolence against Nigerians and their property/business interests in SouthAfrica.