Issued
on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor,
Councillor Benson Fihla and the entire Council by Communications and Media
Management Office.
On behalf of the peace loving and
friendly people of Nelson Mandela Bay, I would like express my disappointment
and disgust at the acts of criminality that have been seen across the City. The
attacks and looting of the Somalian nationals shops has put a shame on the
people of the City, who have for the past years made a name as one of the friendliest
in the world.
We want to put it straight and
clear, these incidents are criminal, cowardly, irresponsible and inexcusable to
say the least.
An alleged act of criminality by a
Somalian national can never justify the looting and attack of innocent people
who are an integral part of our communities.
South Africa is a Constitutional
Democratic country, rule of law and the respect of human Rights is core to
our democracy as a nation.
We can never allow people
to take the law into their own hands. We condemn these acts in the strongest
possible terms. We call upon the law enforcement agencies to act strongly
without hesitation to those who are found to be responsible for this chaos.
We also send our deepest condolences
to the family of the boy who was killed in the initial incident that led to the
incidents that we have seen across the city.
As the leadership of the Nelson
Mandela Bay we will be visiting the family of the deceased young man to give
support and share their pain.
We will also be visiting the
affected Somalian nationals in different areas of the City. We call upon the
people of Nelson Mandela Bay to reclaim their City from these criminal
elements. Let us work together to bring normality and peace.
Working together we can build better
communities.
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