Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on South-Africans to stop the attack on foreigners, including Nigerians.

He made the call, yesterday, while speaking at a meeting of Nigerian Union, an umbrella organisation of all Nigerians living in South Africa, at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Obi, who commended the stand of the South African government against xenophobic attacks, called on Nigerians in South Africa to remain law-abiding and treat one another as brothers and sisters.

He said other nationals in foreign land, such as Indians and the Jews, absorbed the catastrophes of life because they were always together, assisting one another.

Explaining that he was in South Africa to assess the situation and offer assistance to Nigerians affected by the attacks, Obi  said his coming was beneficial since by visiting the affected areas, he was able to see Nigerians with various degrees of injuries suffered in the attack.

He expressed optimism that the government of both countries would work towards forestalling such attacks.

In their different reports, Nigerian chapters from different provinces gave accounts of the effect of the attacks on Nigerians in their different zones.