Pop musician, Burna Boy, has vowed to stay away from South Africa over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
The latest attacks began last week after a taxi driver was murdered by an alleged drug dealer in Pretoria.
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Speculations that the alleged killer was a Nigerian sparked protest, looting and burning of business centres owned by foreigners.
Three persons were reported to have been killed in a fire started by a mob on an abandoned building in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg.
Burna Boy, in various tweets on Tuesday, condemned the attacks on Nigerians, saying he too was attacked while he was in South Africa.
He said: “But Today After watching the Killing of my people in South Africa the same way we have all watched it happen a few times in the past. I personally have had my own xenophobic experiences at the hands of South Africans and because of that I have not set foot in SA since 2017.
“And I will NOT EVER go to South Africa again for any reason until the SOUTH AFRICAN government wakes the fuck up and really performs A miracle because I don’t know how they can even possibly fix this.”
In reply to a comment made by Davido, Burna Boy called for Nigerians in diaspora to return and make Nigeria better.
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“No be lie Amigo. But why we no fit all just come back make am good? Instead of to go become dog for city. If all the Nigerians for diaspora come back with ginger for our future we go clean house wey e go shine pass shoe,” he said.
Several businesses of South African origin such as Shoprite and MTN were attacked and looted on Tuesday in Ibadan, Lagos, and a few other locations.
