MTN and 16 SA firms given 60 days to vacate Nigeria

Nigerian militants groups on Wednesday, threatened to bomb South African companies in retaliation for the Xenophobic attacks that have occurred in Johannesburg and Pretoria over the past couple of weeks. Nigeria Communications Week reports that Niger Delta militants have given South African firms a month to vacate the country....


Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers and Niger Delta Strike Force yesterday addressed a letter with their concerns to the Office of the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria. In the letter titled ‘Attack and killings of Nigerians living in South Africa’, the militants expressed anger that the South African Police were shielding criminals and joining them (criminals) to kill Nigerians.

Apart from MTN, some of the South African companies in Nigeria listed for attack by the militants are DSTV and Shoprite, Eskom Nigeria, South African Breweries (SAB Miller), Umgeni Water, Refresh Product, LTA Construction and Protea Hotels.


In February, The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) gave South African companies 48 hours to relocate their business. The students demonstrated their disapproval of the Xenophobic attacks that were occurring in South Africa by participating in a peaceful march to MTN in Abuja reports the Premium Times. The group pleaded with the Nigerian Federal government to evacuate Nigerians living in South Africa and possibly remove diplomatic ties with the country before the situation becomes more dire.

According to reports by EWN, MTN head offices in Abuja were vandalized last week. Equipment including cellphones were stolen from the premises.