Eight Nigerian nationals have been arrested and charged with public violence and intentional damage to property after allegedly breaking the windows of Kimberley police station and damaging police vehicles.

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The suspects reportedly retaliated after police arrested a Nigerian citizen for allegedly being in possession of drugs.

Provincial SAPS spokesperson Cherelle Ehlers says, “During the execution of the arrest, the man allegedly resisted SAPS members and assaulted them with a tyre strip. A large group, all believed to be Nigerian citizens, attacked the members and damaged SAPS vehicles.”

She added: “The police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, (and) during the process the suspects broke windows at the police station. The group approached the police station and threatened to return. The operations commander warned the group to disperse. When the group broke up, the group damaged police vehicles, (and) four more suspects were arrested for intentional damage to property.”

source:Nigerian citizens arrested for attack on Kimberley Police Station – People’s Power News (volkskrag.co.za)