[DAILYTRUST] There is an ongoing crisis in South Africa over the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
Zuma, 79, was placed in durance vile
Into the paddy wagon wit' yez!
for defying a court order to testify before a state-backed inquiry probing allegations of corruption against him during his term as president from 2009 to 2018.
But his supporters have been holding protests in different parts of the country.
In the violence that followed the protest, businesses, including those belonging to Nigerians, got burnt.
The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), has urged Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and adopt safety and security measures.
The President of the union, Mr Adetola Olubajo, gave the advice in a statement emailed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Johannesburg on Monday.
He said five businesses belonging to Nigerians were among those destroyed on Sunday as the country grapple with the violence.
The protests that engulfed Kwa Zulu Natal and Gauteng Province has spread to other parts of the country leading to looting and damaging of property.
Zuma’s bid to be released from the Estcourt Correctional Centre was rejected by a regional court on Friday.
He is set to make another attempt with the Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court. |