Niger Delta Militants ThreatenTo Blow Up South African Businesses

A union 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 fails to shut themdown within one month.

The militant groups, who are believed to be reacting to the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and their businessesin South Africa, gave a one month ultimatum to South Africans living in Nigeria to relocate.The union, made up of the following groups, Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers and Niger Delta Strike Force relayed their threats in a letter addressed to the Office of the South African High Commission to Nigeria located in Abuja.

  According to the letter titled ‘Attack and Killings of Nigerians Living in South Africa’ 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 expressed anger thatthe 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, RefreshProduct, LTA Construction andProtea 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 tostate that the recent attack (on Nigerians in South Africa) will mark the end of this nonsensebecause we will not fold our arms and allow this to continue. We, therefore, call on the Nigerian Government toimmediately close downall the businesses owned by South Africans in Nigeria.

”“Failure to close down these companies within one month, we shall mobilize in full force and commence massiveattack 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 withinour 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 arealready strategising, South Africans must be crushed in Nigeria; our people must be free from these wicked agents.”