Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - The Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has warned that the Nigerian government and its people will no longer tolerate any form of dehumanisation of Nigerian citizens by any government in any part of the world.
The Vice-President gave the warning while speaking to
newsmen in Luanda, Angola on Monday, August 31.
He stated this while reiterating Nigeria’s strong opposition
to xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African
nationals in South Africa, insisting that the country will not condone
mistreatment of its citizens.
In his words
“Those whose
palm kernels were cracked by benevolent spirits should learn to be humble. We
were part of the struggle for the liberation of our brothers and sisters in
Southern Africa, and we feel personally pained that our people have been picked
up for humiliation.
The
government and people of Nigeria will no longer countenance a situation whereby
our people are dehumanised and put into very, very unacceptable situations.
But we
believe in having very robust conversations with our South African brothers. We
don’t want to overheat the polity, but once in a while you have to make it very
clear, vehemently clear, that certain situations are unacceptable, and we’ll
work things out.”
VP Shettima, while condemning the xenophobic and Afrophobic
attacks, urged South African authorities to protect lives and uphold human
dignity in the enforcement of the country’s immigration policies.
Recall that the Nigerian government had reported South
Africa to the AU over xenophobic and afrophobic attacks on Nigerians and other
African citizens in South Africa
Watch him speaking below:
We’ll no longer tolerate dehumanization of our citizens in South Africa - VP SHETTIMA pic.twitter.com/NDQ5geuBSU
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) September 1, 2026
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