The Nigerian community in South Africa has said that eight of its members abducted by South Africans in Evander, North-west of Secunda in Mpumalanga Province of that country have been released.
The president of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Mr Adetola Olubajo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone from Pretoria that the abducted Nigerians were on Wednesday released following pressure by the union on the South African authorities.
Olubajo said Nigerians at Evander in Mpumalanga Province had informed the union about attacks on Nigerians in that province.
“According to witnesses and one of the survivors, Evander locals went on a rampage in the early hours of April 2 and attacked businesses and property owned by Nigerians. The mob arrested eight Nigerians and took them to an unknown destination,” he said.
Olubajo said the union had informed the Nigerian mission in South Africa about the incident, urging them to intervene and put an end to the ceaseless attacks on Nigerians.
