MTN Gets ‘Bomb Threat’ As President Zuma Downplays Xenophobic Attacks On Nigerians
As Nigerians continue to suffer xenophobic attacks in South Africa, an alliance of Niger Delta Militants have threatened to blow up MTN, DSTV, Shoprite and 16 other South African companies in Nigeria.
The groups have given the Nigerian Government ultimatum of one month to shut down these companies or have them blown up afterwards.
The militants, in a letter titled ‘Attack and killings of Nigerians living in South Africa’, expressed anger that the South African Government has failed to condemn acts of violence against Nigerians living in the country.
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The letter was jointly issued and signed by ‘General’ John Duku (Niger Delta Watchdogs); ‘General’ Ekpo Ekpo (Niger Delta Volunteer); and ‘General’ Hart Bradford (Niger Delta Strike Force).
The militants further listed Eskom Nigeria, South African Breweries (SAB Miller), Umgeni Water, Refresh Product, LTA Construction, Protea Hotels, Critical Rescue International, Global Outdoor Semces, PEP Retail Stores, Woolworths Holdings Limited, Truworths International Limited, Clover Industries, Oracle, Power Giant and Airtime as part of companies slated for bombings.
“We want to state that the recent attacks (on Nigerians in South Africa) will mark the end of this nonsense because we will not fold our arms and allow this to continue. We, therefore, call on the Nigerian Government to immediately close down all the businesses owned by South Africans in Nigeria,” the groups said.
“Failure to close down these companies within one month, we shall mobilise in full force and commence massive attacks on the above-mentioned South African-owned investments in Nigeria. We shall also make sure that all MTN masts and offices are brought down to naught.
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“We shall strike any property and persons from South Africa within our reach; we will bring down Multichoice (DSTV), Shoprite and others. We will not fold our arms and watch you (South Africans) slaughter our people like chickens for no just cause.
“We are fully prepared; our professional fighters are already strategising, South Africans must be crushed in Nigeria; our people must be free from these wicked agents.”
“How can you explain a situation where the police clobbered defenceless Nigerian citizens to death without any provocation?” the militants asked.
“But our people in South Africa have been unjustly subjected to torture, killings, looting of their belongings as well as burning down of their business premises/apartments,” the militants said.
Meanwhile, President Jacob Zuma has described as untrue the reports that South Africans are xenophobic.
