Prominent South African politicians and professionals once a while get worried about the wild spread and rooting down of migrants form the world’s most populous black nation.
Their fears are not entirely unfounded, considering the energy, resourcefulness, and criminal tendencies of Nigerians proliferating across the rainbow nation.
According to the Nigerian mission in South Africa, there are no fewer than 70,000 Nigerians organized ito different association and groups, numbering 15, in the southern African country.
According to Abdukmalik Ahmed, Consul-General of Nigeria to South Africa, prominent among the organisations are Nigerian Doctors Forum, Nigerian Citizens Association, as well as the Association of Nigerian Nurses.
Others include, Nigerian Muslim Jammah, Nze Na Ozo, Niger Delta Association, Nigeria Union of Travel and Immigration practitioners, Nigerian Lives Matter, Akwa Ibom Indigenes and the Nigerian Women Association.
In addition, there are also the National Association of Nigerian Students, Association of Yorubas in Diaspora, Nigerian Pastors Association, Nigerian Christian Association and the Asalatu Nobiyu Muslim Community.
Malik reveled tis following a red alert that some cyber criminals have launched a fake website to intercept traffic to the high commission’ s website.