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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 20 Feb 2017

    Nigeria demands action after new xenophobic attacks on its nationals in South Africa http://trib.al/5Q1G70Z  #BBCAfricaLivepic.twitter.com/33QX9LUX1d

    9:38 AM - 20 Feb 2017
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    36 replies 285 retweets 46 likes
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      2. Amaka Ekwo‏ @Amaka_Ekwo 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Sad, but Nigeria kills own citizens; Biafrans, Christians & Shiite Muslims. #jihadism #terrorism

        1 reply 75 retweets 7 likes
      3. 1 more reply
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      2. simonmeke‏ @simonmeke7 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        They are involved in crime, drug dealing, trafficking, fake pastors, internet crime, fake medical degrees causing harm to pple.

        3 replies 5 retweets 3 likes
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      2. gideon young‏ @gideonklox 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        , South African men are lazy people and for them to kill Nigerians who are working the work they refused to do is unacceptable.

        6 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Thabisodavid‏ @Thabisodavid20 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @gideonklox @BBCAfrica

        who is working? dirty Nigerians with doing drugs n brothel, they brought nothing but crimes n poverty in South Africa

        4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. gideon young‏ @gideonklox 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Thabisodavid20 @BBCAfrica

        If they brought drugs, then you guys are drug addicts and your ladies prostitutes. What is ur Police doing?

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Idrisu Muhammadu  🇳🇬‏ @Usman_danAfriki 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        south africa is home of homosexuality, abortion etc... The most violent country in Africa. They should leave African Union

        3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Thabisodavid‏ @Thabisodavid20 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Usman_danAfriki @BBCAfrica

        your brothers are the ones with iligal abortion, they run dirty operations turning our sister prostitutes

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Idrisu Muhammadu  🇳🇬‏ @Usman_danAfriki 22 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Thabisodavid20 @BBCAfrica

        in your country, two men can be married. You don't have the right to talk

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. End of conversation
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      2.  🇲🇿 🇸🇿Mile_Mila 🇲🇿 🇸🇿‏ @Vumivstar 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        xenophobic attacks is all they know

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. l am where I'm suppose to be  🐧 🐧 🐧‏ @hectorearth 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Vumivstar @BBCAfrica

        U might not like South Africans, but we despise xenophobia,what happening now is far from that,please find facts first

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4.  🇲🇿 🇸🇿Mile_Mila 🇲🇿 🇸🇿‏ @Vumivstar 21 Feb 2017
        Replying to @hectorearth @BBCAfrica

        find facts!!!! I live through it in your country so I know very well what I am talking about...

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. l am where I'm suppose to be  🐧 🐧 🐧‏ @hectorearth 21 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Vumivstar @BBCAfrica

        and why tolerate it if that's indeed true ?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Reclaiming Africa‏ @GM_Mtilenic 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        if our government system fail to step up, then Community justice will clean up the mess wether you're a South African or Nigerian

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Yus Bayo‏ @Nabbyville 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @GM_Mtilenic @BBCAfrica

        Never heard South Africans attacking their fellow countrymen in suspect of drug dealing.

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Robbie‏ @rmugera 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Nabbyville @BBCAfrica

        they can't attack drug addicts

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Reclaiming Africa‏ @GM_Mtilenic 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @rmugera @BBCAfrica

        they're cutting down the supply streams.

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. Reclaiming Africa‏ @GM_Mtilenic 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        as an African I say no 2 #Xenophobia. locals r attacking anyone doing drug bizz & human trafficking (irrespective of nationality)

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      2. Keflom ♌️‏ @MyAdvisetoyou 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        South Africa must put an end to the shameful phenomenon of xenophobia and xenophobic violence by systematic civic education.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Robbie‏ @rmugera 20 Feb 2017
        Replying to @MyAdvisetoyou @BBCAfrica

        it's within the officials

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. End of conversation

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