The Federal Government on Wednesday declared that it had drawn battle line
with South Africa over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this when he
addressed State House correspondents after a closed doors with President
Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Onyeama regretted that the reports had distorted the situation and impacted
on the federal government response on the incident.
According to Onyeama, a red line has been drawn between Nigeria and South
Africa over the lingering attacks, noting that African countries have built
consensus against the attacks.
The minister confirmed that the Ambassador of Nigeria to South Africa would
soon be recalled for consultation, adding “Enough is enough – we are going to
address it once and for all this time. This is the position of government.’’
