Organized gangs have been attacking Nigerians in South Africa. Already ten Nigerians are hospitalized while 25 shops owned by Nigerians have been looted. The attack was said to have began last week in Johannesburg and later spread to Pretoria this week. Commercial taxi drivers were said to have led the attack against Nigerians in Pretoria, while unknown gangs attacked Nigerians in Johannesburg.
 
The gang alleged that Nigerians were selling drugs to South Africans and used the opportunity to attack and loot their shops.

One Nigerian in hospital was still in coma when officials of the Union and the Nigerian high commission in South Africa visited the injured in hospitals.

The President said the Nigerian mission in South Africa has also pledged to take up the matter with South African authorities