Angry South Africans Burn Houses Belonging To Nigerian Migrants

South African mindless thugs are at it again, this time raising down the houses belonging to at least 15 Nigerians, their anger is they are reportedly troubled that foreign nationals had turned the neighbourhood into a drug haven. Shops belonging to foreign nationals in the area were also looted. 

South African residents living in the area claim Nigerians have illegally taken over most of the luxury properties and turned them into drug and prostitution hideouts. 

Marc Gbaffou, African Diaspora Forum (ADM) President, confirmed the attacks and blamed the mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba (Inset above left), for his inflammatory comments. Mashaba told a media conference a few months ago that illegal immigrants got there criminally and should be treated harshly. He said: 

“According to community members, these homes are illegally occupied by Nigerian foreign nationals who run the homes as brothels and have girls as young as nine years old working as prostitutes,” he said.

“Many of the women in these brothels are also alleged to have no official identification documentation.”

Gbaffou said it was reckless on the part of the mayor to make such outlandish, inflammatory  and unfounded statement

“What proof does he have that foreigners are running these brothels? His remarks are very inflammatory, and it makes no difference that he has diverted from illegal immigrants to drug peddling. It is very dangerous and we see it as propaganda of hatred,” 

“We don’t encourage this at all, you cannot correct a wrong with another wrong. South African people must not be living on the streets when foreigners are using houses as brothels,” he said.

Police have arrested a man found in one of the houses that was set alight in Rosettenville.