Nigerian Blogger Japheth Omojuwa has taken to Twitter to narrate his ordeal at the hands of the South African border police.
According to the blogger, he was unfairly treated by an official who reportedly asked why he came to the southern African country, her tone accusatory. When he explained he came on invitation by the United States Government, the woman demanded that he returned to Lagos.
“This country, does it look like Lagos. Go back to your country,” the official allegedly said.
Upset, Omojuwa said he cited the recent xenophobic cases which President Zuma recently dismissed as just crimes. “As much as I care about the symposium I came here for, I am now more interested in what the South African border police wants to do with me!” he added.
Presently, the public speaker is yet to update his timeline. It is unclear if the border police contacted the US Embassy to confirm his visit.
See his tweets:
South African border officials are holding me because of my Nigerian passport.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
I just got isolated pic.twitter.com/S6NdycL2dh
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
As much as I care about the symposium I came here for, I am now more interested in what the South African border police wants to do with me!
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
If you are a Nigerian, except you have serious business in South Africa, never ever come to this country for fun. They don’t value you!
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
If you diss my country, except we are trading jokes and bants, I will hand you your country’s diss on a bigger platter.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
That’s the Nigerian student. Been schooling here for 4 years. He is back to round up his programme in November. Crime? Nigerian passport. pic.twitter.com/MDxv78SNHb
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
I was the first to be detained. But they are treating my case specially by completely refusing to address my issue. I have their time too.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
It is now one hour since I handed my passport to be stamped. No word yet from the 🇿🇦 border police as to why I am being detained.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
But Mr Omojuwa has been released after the intervention of the presidential adviser on the Diaspora, Abike Dabiri. Mr Omojuwa himself confirmed it in a tweet much later.
The FG’s response to this through @abikedabiri x @toluogunlesi 💯. I barely made my connecting flight. I will be back to fully address this!
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 4, 2017
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