Xenophobia: Hasten to protect Nigerians in South Africa, Ejiofor tells FG

From Obinna Odogwu , Awka
 
Human rights lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on the Nigerian government to quicken whatever steps it is currently taking to protect its citizens in South Africa, where xenophobic violence is reportedly ongoing.
Ejiofor, in a statement yesterday, reminded the Nigerian government that one of the foremost constitutional obligations of every responsible government is the protection of the lives, dignity and interests of its citizens, wherever they may be.
“When those citizens are threatened beyond the nation’s borders, diplomacy must cease to be ceremonial and become purposeful, assertive and result-oriented. A sovereign state owes its citizens mo...