Protesters stopped at Abuja Shoprite, burn tyres, billboards over xenophobia

Protesters stopped at Abuja Shoprite, burn tyres, billboards over xenophobia

Some protesters on Wednesday morning stormed a Shoprite mall in Abuja to protest the attack on Nigerians in South Africa. The protesters, who were pre

Willie Obiano’s wife, Ebelechukwu declares senatorial bid
Youths burn Akure church over missing child buried on altar
Bello creating impression that elders should be recycled – Akpabio

Some protesters on Wednesday morning stormed a Shoprite mall in Abuja to protest the attack on Nigerians in South Africa. The protesters, who were prevented by the police from attacking the mall, burnt tyres and a billboard along the Abuja-airport road. Their actions caused a traffic build-up on the Abuja-airport expressway causing diversion of traffic.

Shoprite, a retail shopping outlet of South African origin, has been a major victim of retaliatory attacks by Nigerians. Shoprite malls were on Tuesday attacked in Lagos and Ibadan.

The federal government had cautioned Nigerians against retaliatory attacks on South African businesses. President Muhammadu Buhari also on Tuesday dispatched a special envoy to South Africa to protest the attack on Nigerians in that country.