The police has announced additional security measures have been approved for foreign embassies, missions and businesses across Nigeria.

The alert followed sporadic violence and looting of businesses by hoodlums across Nigeria. The hoodlums hijacked the widespread outrage being expressed by Nigerians against the xenophobic attacks in South Africa over the past week.

Several businesses, assumed to belong to South Africans, have been looted or destroyed in Lagos, Ibadan, Uyo and other parts of the country since Tuesday.

Inspector-General MUHAMMAD ADAMU said that foreigners across the country would be protected against further aggression, warning citizens to desist from any form of thuggery and vandalism.