The caption of the post also states that the men said they had the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a radical left-wing party that won 39 seats in parliament in South Africa’s presidential election on May 29, 2024.
The EFF is often associated with immigration problems because of his positive attitude towards Pan-Africanism and the breaking down of borders on the continent (archived here).
The party convicted “Afrophobic attacks” against Adetshina, but no support for such a protest was announced (archived here).
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AFP Fact Check’s Nigeria correspondent confirmed that the men in the video speak Igbo and sarcastically praise Tinubu’s leadership qualities.
“We are protesting against Tinubu’s leadership. We are holding our protest here. Protest of one person, one whole chicken. His leadership is in our favour. We Igbos say Tinubu’s leadership is good… The highest protest you can ever see.”
The video does not mention either the Miss South Africa beauty pageant or Adetshina.
Igbo people come mainly from southeastern Nigeria and are traditionally subsistence farmers (archived here).
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) – a separatist group seeking independence in the southeastern region of Nigeria – warned The Igbo people on July 31, 2024, against participating in the anti-Tinubu protests planned for August, not as a show of support for the president, but rather to reinforce their calls for a referendum on secession from the country (archived) here).
Nigerian security forces cracked on demonstrations sparked by economic hardship after thousands of people took to the streets on August 1 to protest government policies and the high cost of living (archived here).
Controversy over the beauty pageant
If reported by AFP, Adetshina, 23, who was due to compete in the Miss South Africa final this weekend, has faced a barrage of online insults over her Nigerian heritage (archived here).
She previously told local media that she was born in Soweto to a Nigerian father and a South African mother of Mozambican descent.
Her participation in the election fueled anti-foreign sentiment in the country, which has a history of violent and sometimes deadly attacks on immigrants.
On August 7, further unrest arose during the election when the government accused Adetshina’s mother of fraud and identity theft.
An investigation into her citizenship by the Department of Home Affairs revealed “prima facie indications” that Adetshina’s mother may have committed fraud and stolen the identity of a South African woman after the Miss SA candidate was born, the department said. said (archived here).
“There are reasons to believe that fraud and identity theft were committed by the person registered in the archives of the Interior as the mother of Chidimma Adetshina,” said Interior Minister Leon Schreiber.
The ministry said it was considering legal advice on the implications for Adetshina’s citizenship, adding that the contestant had not taken part in the alleged unlawful acts because she was a baby at the time.
A day later, Adetshina announced her withdrawal from the competition (archived here).
“I have made the difficult decision to retire from competition for the safety of my family and myself,” she wrote on Instagram.
