We want to leave says Foreigners Nationals
Foreign nationals in KuGompo City are running scared.
Some say they want to leave the country after their businesses were looted.
Locals are angry at what they call the disrespect of traditional laws.
It comes after the so-called coronation of a Nigerian king.
But now other nationalities in the Buffalo City Metro are being targeted.
Pakistani nationals say they don’t know why their nationality has been embroiled in the coronation saga.
They are still counting the costs of last week’s ugly scenes, after an angry mob ransacked their shops.
Muhammad Salman, who manages one of the stores in the CBD, says his countrymen are disheartened.
The so-called coronation of a Nigerian king in KuGompo City has sparked fears of more retaliation from unhappy locals.
Now business owners are pleading with law enforcement agencies for more security, ahead of planned fresh protests.
Several businesses were looted, with some forced to shut down, days after the protests erupted.
The Pakistan-South Africa Business Association says attacks on foreigners are worrying, as they are helping to create much-needed jobs.
However, Solomon Ogbonna Eziko’s actions, as the self-proclaimed king of KuGompo City, are part of a bigger problem.
Locals say foreigners have been disrespecting them for far too long.
Protesters are vowing to intensify action to remove undocumented migrants on Wednesday if those in government fail to do so.
