Boko Haram set to attack South-Africans in Nigeria if Xenophobia continues one ince

The violent Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram has released a tape giving South

African government 24 hours within which to end xenophobic attacks or else they will execute all South Africans living in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and other surrounding countries.

They even threatened to attack South African Embassies in other African countries.

Boko Haram is a militant group in northeastern Nigeria whose real name is 'Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'awat wa al-Jihad' which means Sunni Group for Preaching and Jihad. The group was founded around 2002, largely to preach an Islamist ideology based on the doctrines of the Taliban as well as groups such as al-Qaeda.

It sought to disassociate itself from the Nigerian state and form a community only of its followers. Boko Haram has abducted over 2,000 young girls and very few have escaped. So dangerous and heartless is the group that tens of thousands of people have been killed in Nigeria by Boko Haram.

Amnesty has documented several of these attacks, including the raid of Baga town on January 3rd, 2015 when 2,000 people were killed and the attack on Bama in March where an estimated 5900 people were killed.

While Boko Haram has no mercy on fellow Nigerians, the group however will not permit other nationals to mess up with their brothers and sisters in xenophobic attacks.

The Zulu king has been accused of fuelling the violence. He denies this. Many jobless South Africans accuse foreigners of taking jobs in a country where the unemployment rate is 24%.

Following recent reports of attacks on non-indigenes residing in South Africa, especially Nigerians, the Nigerian Youths Congress (NYC) has called on the South African authorities to immediately halt the ongoing xenophobic attacks in their territories or have their nationals in Nigeria subjected to similar treatment.

The warning by NYC is in response to disheartening videos making the rounds which showed South African locals attacking and burning foreigners (Nigerians inclusive) alive, and in some instances, looting their shops.

Reacting to the incident, the president, NYC, Comrade Yakubu Shendam, who expressed dismay at the heinous act, regretted that South African authorities are silent on such callous acts perpetrated against a people who have contributed largely to their economic growth.

He said it was ingratitude and sheer act of wickedness for any South African national to contemplate harming foreigners, particularly Nigerians who stood behind them during their trying moments.

He said, "South African citizens are scattered around Nigeria excelling in various businesses and are being protected by the government. In telecommunications alone, what South Africans make from Nigeria is unimaginable.

"If the Nigerian government and people can provide the enabling environment for South Africans to thrive and in turn, her citizens are being maimed and killed for being foreigners, Nigerian youths may be compelled to mete out similar treatment to South Africans operating in the country".

To prove that there are thousands of South Africans in Nigeria, last year 94 South Africans died when Prophet TB Joshua's church collapsed. Every week hundreds of South Africans visit Prophet TB Joshua's church and Pastor Chris' church in a bid to seek divine intervention.