Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) president Collins Mgbo said he received assurance from the South African police about the safety of the Nigerian community living in the country following a recent attack on the West Africans.
This followed the latest round of a mob attack that left Nicholas John, a Nigerian, dead in Kimberly district of the Northern Cape province last week.
According the NUSA leader, John died on 12 February following an attack by locals the previous day for allegedly buying a stolen laptop.
Mgbo said his compatriot was beaten alongside his friend, who the attackers believed was an accomplice, while the South African criminal who stole the laptop and sold it to John, was left unharmed.
According to Mgbo, the Nigerian community representatives were assured by the police of their safety in the country.
In a statement from Pretoria, Mgbo said they had a meeting last week with a Brigadier Rikhotso who heads the Kimberley police cluster, representatives of religious organisations, the host community and the South African widow of late Nicholas John.
Mgbo said that the purpose of the meeting was to appeal to the police to make sure that justice was served in the assault on John and for his killers to be brought to book.
“Secondly, the meeting was able to establish a structure or team, comprising the police, Nigerians, churches and other migrant community organisations to make sure that justice for John was carried out,” he added.
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