A video has emerged online of a group of South Africans confronting a Ghanaian resident in their country, South Africa, who they indicated had overstayed his welcome.
In the said video, one of the South Africans, a woman, is captured saying they are no longer going to tolerate foreigners from other African countries staying in their country.
She said that Africans must learn to stay in their countries and fix their issues rather than travelling to other countries for greener pastures.
“We are fixing this continent. This thing of you guys moving from one country to another is no longer working. We don’t want this as African people anymore. We are tired of seeing African migrants moving all over the world, refusing to fix your own countries. Now we are making it very clear to you guys, we don’t want you here. We want you to fix your countries.
“You came here with a travelling document. We came with a passport. You know that you are a visitor, but you decided to come and integrate into our communities. You know very well that what you have done is wrong. We can come to Ghana and do what you do now.”
The group then asked the Ghanaian man to show them his passport, which led to him pulling out a document.
After he showed them the document, which was a “certified copy” of his passport, they accused him of buying it (the document) from a corrupt South African official.
“Who is the police officer that you are bribing to certify these things for you… Let me tell you, you know, by law, as an immigrant, you’re not allowed to certify your passport… Why do you certify your passport in a foreign land? Let’s just start there. Why do you certify your passport in a foreign land?” one of the men asked the Ghanaian man.
The man, who looked dumbfounded, explained that he had a certified copy because he did not want the original one to get lost or destroyed.
However, the South Africans kept insisting that he was in their country illegally and should leave.
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Watch the video below:
