The Nigerian Excessive Fee in South Africa had earlier notified nationals dwelling in South Africa of attainable violent assaults following inflammatory feedback made on-line by South Africans in opposition to Nigerians.
The South African authorities has described security considerations expressed by Nigeria as a false alarm.
“The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has discovered about an unlucky advisory issued by the Excessive Fee of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Pretoria,” the company’s spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, wrote within the assertion.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Nigerian Excessive Fee in South Africa had earlier notified nationals dwelling in South Africa of attainable violent assaults following inflammatory feedback made on-line by South Africans in opposition to Nigerians.
DIRCO added that the advisory is regrettable, as a result of it appears to create alarm and pointless pressure between the residents of South Africa and Nigerians dwelling in or visiting South Africa.
“The South African nationwide soccer crew, Bafana Bafana, has performed in opposition to their Nigerian counterparts, the Tremendous Eagles, on many events, and there was no historical past of soccer hooliganism amongst South Africans related to the result of such encounters,” it stated.
The company stated it’s assured that the sports-loving nation of South Africa poses no risk to Nigerian residents, and doesn’t agree with the apprehension expressed by the Excessive Fee.
“As we’ve completed up to now with related alarming advisories, we name on the diplomatic representatives to strategy DIRCO to deal with any considerations about diplomatic issues,” DIRCO stated.
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa later at the moment within the semi-final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
