Xenophobia: Youths protest, threaten to shutdown S’African firms

Some youths, under the aegis of
The Flagship, have threatened to
shutdown South African firms
operating in Nigeria over the
alleged killing of Nigerians and
looting of their property in the
ongoing xenophobic attacks in
South Africa.
The aggrieved youths said this on
Monday during a protest at the
office of telecommunications giant,
MTN, on 3rd East Circular Road,
Muritala Muhammed Way, in Benin.
the Edo State capital.
They also carried placards with
several inscriptions, some of which
read, ‘Xenophobia is inhuman’,
‘Zuma, call your boys to order’ and
‘S/Africans can’t be making money
from us, killing us’.
Spokesperson for the group, Austin
Enabulele, described the alleged
attacks as inhuman and
condemnable, adding that the
protest was a warning to the South
African government to put a stop to
the attacks on Nigerians or risk
losing its foreign investments.
Enabulele said, “We are all Africans;
we wonder why they should attack
our fellow Nigerians who are doing
their legitimate business in South
Africa, when we have shown them
love to operate in Nigeria.
“We have come here to say to
(President Jacob) Zuma to call his
people to order(caution them)
because if he fails to call them to
order(caution them) we will do the
needful. We are aware of all their
business in Nigeria; we know of
MTN; we know of Shoprite; we
know of Multichoice company and
we know of every other companies
that belong to South Africa.
“We will shut down all their
services if they continue the killing
of our brothers and sisters. So, we
have come here to tell them to put
an end to the killing of our brothers
and sisters, who are doing their
legitimate jobs in South Africa.”
Also speaking, the Vice President of
the group, Gloria Noren, decried
what she described as ingratitude
of South Africans, whom she said
had received financial support from
Nigeria during the apartheid era.

tell dem o, ha ha.

Better!

South Africa, Why?