Nigerian Govt demands justice on S’Africa over assault on Nigerian

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?