Authorities, however, answered their protest by cracking down on undocumented Nigerians, a campaign that seemed to only make anti-African sentiment worse. 
Mamlaka za serikali, hata hivyo, zilijibu maandamano hayo kwa kuendesha zoezi la kuwafukuza wa-Naijeria waliokuwa wakiishi bila kufuata taratibu, zoezi ambalo lilionekana kama kukuza na kufanya hisia za ubaguzi dhidi ya wa-Afrika zionekane wazi zaidi.