Shehu Sani speaks on death of two Nigerians in South Africa, twenty in Kaduna

Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central, has condemned the killing of two Nigerians in the latest ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners in that country.

The Senator also condemned the killing of twenty people in his constituency

Premier News recalls on Monday that the latest victims were stabbed to death during xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Cape Town on April 5 and April 6, 2019, respectively.

The Assistant Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Union in South Africa (NUSA), Mr Odefa Ikele, confirmed the killings in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Johannesburg on Monday.

Reacting to the sad event, Shehu Sani in a tweet on Tuesday morning said: “I was about to condemn the Killing of two Nigerians in South Africa, then the call that twenty people were killed in my constituency same day; I condemned both. Tragic Deaths at home and abroad.”