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BREAKING: Fresh Xenophobic Protests In South Africa As Violent Groups Threaten Bloodshed On Nigerians, Others
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Violent groups on Wednesday led a protest in Soweto, South Africa, calling for the expulsion of foreigners and non-nationals which led to tension in the South African city.
SaharaReporters learnt that the protest was tagged “Operation Dudula” which saw violent groups calling for a protest against foreigners – a march which started at 8 am at a hall in the Diepkloof area of Soweto.

Violent posters were shared widely in the town, some of which were obtained by SaharaReporters, calling on the non-nationals to leave the Soweto area before Wednesday, June 16.

It is not clear yet the steps which the South African authorities are taking on the matter, but the police were seen around the protesters trying to prevent them from breaking into people’s shops.
A local member of Operation Dudula, however, claimed they were targeting criminals such as drug peddlers, cult members, and others.
Some other protesters claimed that they wanted “undocumented, immigrant business owners, to be removed from the area.”
Soweto is South Africa’s largest and most influential township, from where large xenophobic attacked originated in previous years.
A Nigerian lawyer based in South Africa also confirmed the fresh protest in Soweto, saying since 2008, they had lived with the “ominous increase in xenophobic threats and attacks on an annual basis.”  
He said, “This recent incident under discussion is not an isolated incident but one of the many ugly manifestations of xenophobia.  
“I must confess that the South African Government is trying its best to curb and contain it but, many of these incidents are instigated by politicians and the so-called elite so to gain political mileage and to score political points 
“Some of the attacks are instigated by lack of service delivery and the rising economic crisis, there are incidences of competition amongst locals and foreigners and there is also the element of jealousy, in the sense that the locals observe several foreigners whose businesses are thriving as opposed to theirs. Meanwhile, these foreigners had arrived in South Africa with vast business experiences and substantial capital. 
“If you carefully observe some of the latest xenophobic attacks, you can tell that the locals don't want foreign long haulage drivers to move the cross-border goods trailers and trucks in and out of South African borders. The foreign drivers don't mind being paid less than the government-approved minimum wage, while the South Africans who are unionized want to insist on the minimum wage and more pay increases.”
The last pronounced wave of xenophobic attacks was around July 2019, when a Deputy Director-General of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Mrs. Elizabeth Ndubuisi, was murdered in her hotel room in South Africa, among other killings and violence.

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India Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Nigeria For N28million Fraud
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A Nigerian man, Essis Esmiel Octave, has been arrested in New Delhi, India, for involving in a fraud worth over Rs 52 lakh (N28.8 million).

Octave was said to have been part of a group that pretended to be a Nigeria-based company offering to pay $200 (N82,300) for 10ml of Urazi Herbal Oil, citing its medicinal properties.

The 'company' told the trader who was based in Odhav, Ahmedabad, that it was difficult to get the oil, and if he could source it from India, they would pay him handsomely.

However, he was told that he would have to get the oil checked for quality. The money would be paid only if it matched the required standard.

“It was a con from the start, with buyers and inspectors from the same gang. The trader got lured by the astronomical amount offered for 500 litres of the oil and kept paying till he had lost Rs 52 lakh,” the Times of India quoted a cybercell official as saying.

Based on a complaint for cheating and breach of trust, a team reached Delhi and nabbed Octave, 23, a Nigerian national.

The investigators have also traced the bank accounts and phone numbers used by the accused.

Cyber cell officials warned traders of this modus operandi where they are approached from an international number and offered a good sum if they can procure oil ‘available only in India.’ “Don’t transact over any such offers or share account details,” an investigator said.

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