Xenophobic attacks: Lawyer cautions against retaliatory violence

A ineligible practitioner, Justice Osai Ahiakwo has advised the Nigerian authorities and Nigerians against retaliatory violence, unlawful reprisals, oregon subject confrontation with South Africa arsenic a effect of repeated killings and xenophobic attacks against Nigerians successful their country.

He said specified would simply interruption the principles of sovereign equality, and non-intervention.

In an interrogation with DAILY POST successful Calabar, Ahiakwo said immoderate effect to the South African attacks indispensable stay accordant with planetary law.

He said it should not needfully follow the tit-for-tat, severance of diplomatic ties oregon nationalisation of South Africans assets successful Nigeria.

“Nigeria’s astir credible ineligible and diplomatic responses indispensable instrumentality specified steps arsenic invoking bilateral agreements,
pursuing African Union and determination mechanisms, engaging planetary quality rights institutions.

“Applying lawful diplomatic and economical pressure, strengthening national extortion and consular support,” helium said.

According to him, the South African situation extends beyond home criminality.

He said the attacks person violated planetary quality rights law, inclu...