Air Peace Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, has called for a peaceful economic response to xenophobic att@cks against Nigerians in South Africa, urging citizens to boycott the country rather than engage in vi%lence or retaliation.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Onyema expressed strong frustration over repeated att@cks on foreign nationals, questioning the failure of South African authorities to curb the situation despite having security agencies in place.
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He criticised incidents where Nigerians and other foreigners are allegedly har@ssed, questioned, and forced out of their businesses, arguing that such actions ignore the contributions of Nigerian entrepreneurs in South Africa.
"How do you explain when people will march into somebody's house... 'Can I see your papers? You're a foreigner, you have to go back home'?" he asked.
However, Onyema firmly rejected any form of vi%lent retaliation, stressing that Nigerians are not a vi%lent people and should not att@ck South Africans or their businesses.
"I don't want Nigerians to go to the street and att@ck any South Africans. Nigerians are not like that. We love foreigners," he said.
He instead proposed economic disengagement as a more effective response, calling on Nigerians to withdraw investment and avoid doing business in South Africa.
"The kind of retaliation I want is non-violent action.
Boycott South Africa. Don't invest in that country," he stated, adding that such a move would send a stronger message than violence or destruction of property.
Onyema maintained that peaceful economic pressure remains the most strategic and responsible way to address the recurring tensions.
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