PEEVED by the assault on a Nigerian, Mr. Clement Emekeneh, who was
brutalised by two members of the South Africa Police Service in Cape
Town, the Federal Government has demanded appropriate administrative and
legal action from the South African government.
The two officers were reported last Friday by local television,
ETV, to have assaulted and beaten an unidentified individual, who was
later confirmed as a Nigerian.
In his reaction, the Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa,
Ambassador S.S. Yusuf, in a statement made available to The us
yesterday in Abuja, said the action, which has caused public outrage,
has “further highlighted the lawlessness of the South Africa Police, who
have become notorious for extra-judicial actions.”
The envoy noted that though the police services immediately issued a
public statement condemning the action, while the Independent Police
Investigation Department (IPID) also arrested and suspended the two
officers captured in the television report, the mission would not relent
in its effort to see that justice is done.
“In addition, the High Commissioner, through the effort of the
Nigerian Community Leader in Cape Town, was able to speak with the
victim, Mr. Emekeneh, to sympathise with him, assuring him of the
mission’s support and the necessary steps taken to protest to the host
authorities to ensure that justice is done,” he said.
According to the statement, the two officers were charged to court
on Monday and were granted bail on R1,500 each. The case was adjourned
to May 9, 2014.
So my question is, why are Nigerians still going to South Africa when they treat Nigerians as dumps over there?
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