On Wednesday, the militants, acting under the aegis of Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers, and Niger Delta Strike Force, called on the Federal Government to order all South African-owned businesses out of the country within one month. They threatened to blow up Multichoice, owner of DSTV, MTN, Shoprite and 16 other major South African investments in Nigeria if the Federal Government failed to shut them down within one month.

According to 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. They warned that they would not keep quiet while South Africans continued to kill and maim Nigerians doing business in their country.

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.

In regards to this, the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, condemned the attacks by South African youths on Nigerians and other African nationals in the former apartheid enclave, blaming the development on the insincerity of the government and the leaders of the country.

According to Obasanjo, the current development in South Africa betrayed the contributions of Nigeria to the struggle for the emancipation of the country during the apartheid era.

He, therefore, blamed South African youths for their immaturity while hitting their leaders more for allowing fellow Africans to rise against themselves.

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