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Cape Town: Nigerians, others targeted in fresh xenophobic attacks

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A fresh outbreak of xenophobic attacks has played out in the South African city of Cape Town with property of Nigerians and some other Africans being looted and destroyed.

Reports say the attacks took place at Du-Noon, a suburb of Cape Town when demonstrating South African’s who were protesting poor service delivery by their government, turned violent and degenerated into attacks of other African nationals.

Following the attack in Cape Town, the Nigeria Union in South Africa, through its President, Ikechukwu Anyene, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to protect its citizens in SA.

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Anyene, made the call in a telephone interview the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday.

“During the protest, it turned violent; they started attacking homes and shops owned by foreigners. Nigerians, Somalis and Kenyans were attacked and their homes and shops looted.”

Anyene said that a Nigerian, Tunde Salami, sustained serious head injury and was hospitalised while others with minor injuries had been treated and discharged.

He said that the property destroyed included building materials, cosmetics, saloon shops, cell phones and accessories, cooking utensils and foodstuffs.

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