Nigeria, March 31 -- The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa has apologised for the crisis and confusion caused by the coronation of an Igbo king in the Cape Province.

The Deputy High Commissioner, Olajide Ogunmadeji, issued the apology on Tuesday while speaking to a group of protesting South Africans.

He told the protesters that the situation had been misinterpreted, as the coronation was only ceremonial rather than the installation of a traditional authority that defied the existing system.

"They are just there to celebrate their cultural activity. It is not a political institution or a traditional institution," he said.

"I offer our apology to the traditional institutions in South Africa. We say sorry for what has happened. Th...