Nigerian lawmaker reveals how South Africans killed 160 Nigerians in 2 years
By OakTV
25 May 2018 |
11:40 am
A federal lawmakerToby Okechukwu, has challenged Nigerian government to rise against the spate of xenophobia among South Africans, which he said had led to deaths of over 160 Nigerians in the last two years.
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