Overview
- Nigeria says two of its nationals were killed on June 28, with one, Emeka Charles Iroegbu, alleged to have been tortured to death by Tshwane Metro police and the other, Musa Yunana Joe, shot outside his shop.
- The Nigerian Foreign Ministry issued a formal protest that placed the South African government "on notice" and threatened unspecified responses if violence and targeted attacks do not stop.
- South Africa’s Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) confirmed it has received a report and that an investigation into the police-related allegation is underway.
- Tens of thousands of foreign nationals have left or been repatriated from South Africa after large anti-migrant marches produced violence and mass arrests, and Nigeria has begun documenting businesses and homes for compensation claims.
- The dispute revives a long history of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, risks deeper diplomatic strain between the continent's two largest economies, and raises questions about possible state responsibility if probes find security-force complicity.