Following protests by
Nigerians held outside the consulate and at the South African High
Commission in Abuja against the Xenophobic attacks on foreigners in
South Africa, the country on Wednesday announced the closure of its
consulate in Lagos.
South
African Consul-General in Nigeria, Sam Monaisa, said this in a statement
to the South African Business Forum that the closure would remain until
Thursday.
Although
the situation in Durban has calmed down, he wrote that he was concerned
about the Nigerians that were being repatriated.