A coalition of Niger Delta militants on
Wednesday threatened to blow up Multichoice (DSTV), MTN, Shoprite and 16
other major South African investments in Nigeria if the Federal
Government failed to close them down within one month.
The
militant groups, who were reacting to the ongoing xenophobic attacks on
Nigerians and their businesses, gave one month ultimatum to South
Africans living in Nigeria to relocate.
The threat from the
militant groups namely, Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers
and Niger Delta Strike Force is contained in a copy of a letter
addressed to the Office of the South African High Commission to Nigeria
located at 71, Usuma Street, Off Gana Street, Abuja.
Signatories
to the letter are General John Duku (Niger Delta Watchdogs), General
Ekpo Ekpo (Niger Delta Volunteer) and General Hart Bradford (Niger Delta
Strike Force).
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, DSTV and Shoprite,
some of the South African companies in Nigeria listed for attack by the
militants are Eskom Nigeria, South African Breweries (SAB Miller),
Umgeni Water, Refresh Product, LTA Construction and Protea Hotels.
Others,
according to the letter, are Critical Rescue International, Global
Outdoor Semces, PEP Retail Stores, Woolworths Holdings Limited,
Truworths International Limited, Clover Industries, Oracle, Power Giant
and Airtime.
The militants said, “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.”
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