{"id":69226,"date":"2019-09-18T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T12:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=69226"},"modified":"2019-09-18T13:42:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T12:42:33","slug":"the-ultimate-culprits-in-the-anti-nigerian-violence-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/the-ultimate-culprits-in-the-anti-nigerian-violence-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate culprits in the anti-Nigerian violence in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Tochukwu Ezukanma<\/div>\n
\n
\nJust as you reserve the right to walk a stranger out of your house, you
\nreserve the right to demand the exit of foreigners from your country. It
\nis the prerogative of the South Africans to dictate who can or cannot be
\nallowed residence in their country. That the Nigerian government helped
\nthem in their struggle against Apartheid does not, in anyway, invalidate
\nthat right. So, in demanding that Nigerians leave their country, the
\nSouth Africans have done nothing wrong.
\nThe inundation of different countries of the world by Nigerians, as
\neconomic refugees, is a direct consequence of the irresponsible and
\nanti-human policies of a series of kleptomanias, masquerading as
\nleaders, that ruled Nigeria over the years. Their total destruction of
\nthe Nigerian economy triggered the mass-exodus of Nigerians to different
\ncountries of the world, where they are resented, and sometimes, hated,
\nand periodically attacked, like in South Africa.\u00a0 So, as we fret about
\nthe attacks on our compatriots and the looting and torching of their
\nbusinesses in South Africa, we have to realize that, by extension, the
\nreal culprits for these are the irresponsible, grasping and corrupt
\nrulers that ran aground the Nigerian economy.
\nUsually, the resentment, anger and disgruntlement of the general public
\nare readily directed at the immigrant community. The immigrants are easy
\ntargets for scape-goat; they are blamed for the host country\u2019s woes:
\nunemployment, economic downturn, crime, etc. Not surprisingly, the South
\nAfricans are blaming Nigerians for taking their jobs, and being drug
\ndealers, thieves, fraudsters, etc, – although many South Africans are
\ninvolved in the same illicit businesses. The killing of Nigerians and
\nthe looting and burning down of their businesses and properties by South
\nAfrican mobs have reached horrifying extremes. It is estimated that
\nabout 150 Nigerians have been killed and Nigerian businesses and
\nproperty worth millions of dollars destroyed in these periodic
\nxenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Over all, the South African government
\nhas not demonstrated any commitment to the protection of Nigerian lives
\nand property, or to bring the attackers to book.
\nSouth Africa has a history that gloried in violence. Consequently, it is
\na very violent country. The taking over of the breathtakingly beautiful
\ncountry and the subjugation of the Black owners of the land by Dutch
\nsettlers demanded justification and glorification of gratuitous
\nmurderousness and unspeakable brutality. Later, as Blacks South Africans
\nrose in revolt against White supremacist tyranny, they also celebrated
\nbloodcurdling violence, including \u201cneck lacing\u201d \u2013 the hanging of a
\npetrol-socked tire over the neck and shoulder of alleged Black agent,
\nspy or informant of the White Apartheid government and setting him
\nablaze. As a testament to the country\u2019s culture of violence, some
\nnotable Black South African leaders openly endorsed \u201cneck lacing\u201d as
\nlegitimate punishment for suspected Black spies of the Apartheid regime.
\nWith no institutional racism to fight and no quisling to neck lace, they
\nturned their violence and brutality on Nigerians, and other African
\nimmigrants.
\nThey have reasons to resent and hate Nigerians in their country. For
\ncenturies, they became accustomed to Whites being successful and in
\ncontrol. It is new fangled, and thus, unacceptable to them to see
\nsuccessful and wealthy Nigerians in their midst. It is a sentiment
\nsummed up in the notice issued by the South African owners\/taxi
\nassociation against African immigrants, \u201cThese people drive expensive
\ncars, and they have churches, businesses in every street of South
\nAfrica. They have everything that we as citizens don\u2019t have.\u201d In
\naddition, they are irked by the boastfulness, general lawlessness and
\nconspicuous consumption of Nigerians. Nigerians are also big spenders,
\nand, understandably, women snatchers. One of their stated gripes against
\nNigerians is that they (Nigerians) \u201ctake our women\u201d.
\nAs expected, most of the 800, 000 Nigerians resident in South Africa are
\nunwilling to return to Nigeria, at least, on the short-run. Even, with
\nthe call on them to return home by the Nigerian government and the
\nprovision of free air fare by Air Peace, only a little more than six
\nhundred of them have, thus far, indicated interest to return. With the
\nprevailing anti-Nigerian sentiment not abating in that very violent
\ncountry, it is very likely that periodic attacks on Nigerians will
\ncontinue. The blaming of national problems that are glaring indicators
\nof failure of governance on the immigrants must be salutary to the
\ngovernment of Cyril Ramaphosa. Not surprisingly, the government of
\nRamaphosa has not only failed to protect Nigerians, but has, on some
\noccasions, stoked the anti-Nigerian sentiment.
\nThe Nigerian government has very limited options in dealing with this
\ninternational dilemma.\u00a0 Reprisal actions on South Africans and their
\nbusiness interests in Nigeria are not viable options. Very few South
\nAfricans live in Nigeria. Secondly, attacks on South African businesses
\nin Nigeria will be most disadvantageous for Nigerians. They are major
\nemployers of labor; attacks on them will worsen our already terrifying
\nunemployment problems. It will also undermine Nigeria\u2019s credibility as a
\nsecure foreign investment destination; it will dissuade prospective
\nforeign investors from investing in Nigeria.
\nIt is bad leadership that destroyed the economy of our country, and sent
\nNigerians swarming into different countries of the world as economic
\nrefugees. In these countries they sojourn to escape the economic
\nmiseries in their home country, they are resented, and, as in South
\nAfrica, sometimes, hated and murdered. So, by extension, the blame for
\nthe attacks on Nigerians in South Africa rests squarely on the series of
\namoral and rapacious rulers that reduced Nigeria to economic boondocks.
\nTochukwu Ezukanma writes from Lagos, Nigeria.
\nmaciln18@yahoo.com<\/a>
\n0803 529 2908<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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