The United Nations (UN) has reacted to the recent xenophobic attack on Nigerians and other foreigners living in South Africa, Igbere TV reports.

Igbere TV had previously reported that properties worth millions of naira, belonging to Nigerians in South Africa, were set ablaze with many others looted by South Africans.

President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, said the attacks began on Sunday morning in Jeppestown area of Johannesburg.

Olubajo said in a statement on Monday that the mob “looted several shops owned by foreign nationals”, “but the police later dispersed them and made some arrest”.

Reacting to the development on her Twitter handle, Dr Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the UN, strongly condemned the attacks against Africans and women.

“I join the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres to strongly condemn the acts of violence in different provinces in South Africa, including attacks against Africans & women. We welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s unequivocal call for inclusion, solidarity & strengthened accountability”, she wrote.