BENIN—FORMER Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brig. General Idada Ikpomnwen, said yesterday, that rather than blame the South African government for xenophobic attacks on foreigners, the Nigerian government should make the country habitable, so that the need by Nigerians to seek greener pastures anywhere else in the world  will be reduced.

Idada, who described the action of South Africans against their African brothers as despicable, said: “We must begin to think of how to create jobs, make good use of our resources and make this nation great. That is the challenge before the Federal Government and not the action of South Africans.”