Xenophobic Attacks: FG summons South African High Commissioner

The Federal Government has summoned the South African High
Commissioner to Nigeria,Lulu Louis-Mnguniover the recent xenophobic
attacks in SA.

Louis-Mnguni was summoned by Nigeria's foreign affairs ministry on
Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

According to a statement from the Public Communications Division of
the Ministry, the High Commissioner met with the Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs,Musiliu Obanikoroin Abuja.

Obanikoro is said to have urged the South African government to "take
concrete steps to quell the unrest and bring the culprits involved to
book, to serve as a deterrent to others and prevent reoccurrence."

The High Commissioner in return assured Obanikoro that the South
African government was doing everything possible to address the
attacks and prosecute those behind them.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has urged the FG to sue King Goodwill
Zwelithini who is said to have made the speech which sparked off the
attacks.