In the wake of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, a group of
Niger Delta militants have threatened to blow up major South African
investments in Nigeria such as Multichoice (DSTV), MTN, Shoprite and 16
others if the Federal Government fails to shut them down within one
month.
The coalition which consist of militants from Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers and Niger Delta Strike Force, made the threat in a statement released yesterday. The statement in part reads
“Arising from the joint meeting of the Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers and Niger Delta Strike Force held today (Wednesday) in Port Harcourt, we condemn the recent attack on Nigerians in South Africa.
We want to state that the recent attack (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. Failure to close down these companies within one
month, we shall mobilise in full force and commence massive attack 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. 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” he said.
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