Ace Nollywood actress and producer, Genevieve Nnaji, has pleaded with Nigerians not to let the hate spurring xenophobic attacks against their compatriots in South Africa to slow them down.

“Some people don’t like you just because your strength reminds them of their weakness.

“Don’t let the hate slow you down,” she said on her verified Instagram handle.

The 40-year-old ‘Lionheart’ actress said that its time to show the South Africans who we are but most importantly, it’s time we believed in ourselves.

According to the actress, South Africans continuous killing of Nigerians have time without numbers shown us who they truly are and it’s time for us to stand up and let them know who we are.

Genevieve wrote,

“A life with us isn’t the worse thing. They need to see one without us. They have shown us countless times who they are. Let’s believe them. It’s time to show them who we are.

“But most importantly, it’s time we believed in ourselves. They see our potential; our greatness. We need to see it too. It’s tough out here I know, but sooner than later, we’ll have to realize it’s all we’ve got.

“We have to make sure our energy and resources are beneficial to all things her in Nigeria. We can’t ignore the signs much longer. Change is inevitable. Let us stay 100 ahead of it. #LongliveNigeria.”

Genevieve Nnaji’s latest views are coming up as regards the recent happenings in South Africa where Nigerians and other foreigners are attacked and murdered in cold blood.

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A life with us isn’t the worse thing. They need to see one without us.? They’ve shown us countless times who they are. Let’s believe them. It’s time to show them who we are. But most importantly, it’s time we believed in ourselves. They see our potential; our greatness. We need to see it too. It’s tough out here I know, but sooner than later we’ll have to realize it’s all we’ve got. We have to make sure our energy and resources are beneficial to all things Her??. We can’t ignore the signs much longer. Change is inevitable. Let us stay ? ahead of it. #LongliveNigeria ✊?❤️

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