Nollywood actress, Afunke Akindele, has asked Xenophobic attackers in South Africans to stop brutalizing Nigerians and other foreigners in the country.
According to her, everyone is hustling to make ends meet and no one should unleash terror on others.
She said in an IG post:
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele wrote:
“This is so sad. Why? Must violence be the solution to every problem? I woke up to horrific pictures and videos of our country men being attacked and killed. This has to stop o!!!
“We all are out there hustling to put food on our tables! Why the killings. I appeal to the Nigerian government to see to the immediate end of this. All lives matter! #saynotoxenophobia .”
Some South Africans had on Sunday begun fresh attacks, looting and burning businesses and properties belonging to foreigners and killing some people in the process.
The attack, which was second within a week, began in the morning in Jeppestown area of Johannesburg when a building was set on fire by angry mobs.
Nigerian celebrities took to their social media platforms to implore the government to seek for a peaceful resolution to the issue at hand.
