Popular Nigerian trader identified only as ‘Big Joe’ has has been shot dead in front of his shot in Witbank, by suspected assailant in South Africa, amid rising wave of Xenophobic attacks on other Africa migrants.
The tragedy that occurred Tuesday, posing a serious threat to African integration and the concept of unity amongst Africans.
The development that has sent shockwaves through the Nigerian community in South Africa, comes as the June 30th anti-immigrant deadline set by extremist groups in South Africa takes effect yesterday
Already, there has been massive, tense protests across Soweto and Johannesburg by South Africans; just as the Nigerian government has evacuated over 500 Nigerians who volunteered to leave South Africa.
Media personality and and Arise Television anchor, Reuben Abati, described the alleged murder of “Big Joe”, as a summary execution”.
He wondered how many Nigerians and other African descents would be murdered before concerned authorities stop the Xenophobia.
Stakeholders had argue that the South Africa and Nigeria authorities of complicit in the ongoing hostilities and violence over the failure to take drastic stows in arresting and prosecuting masterminds behind criminal
activities.
