Nigerians retaliates as protesters shuts down MTN offices in lagos
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Business activities at MTN headquarters in Falomo, Lagos, on Friday, March 3, were disrupted over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa by protesters under the aegis of the Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre.
According to The Punch activities were stalled for over three hours at the telecommunications company’s premises, a situation which also affected other businesses in the building as the protesters did not allow vehicular movements into the premises.
The protesters expressed their grievances with placards displaying inscriptions such as “Stop xenophobia”, “Stop the killings and looting”, “Let peace reign in Africa”, “Let’s show love to one another” and “Nelson Mandela is our hero”.
Queen Rose Ameh, the president the group ,described the attacks on Nigerians and other African citizens as a barbaric attitude towards fellow human beings, urging that an urgent attention is needed to halt the crisis.
“Killing of innocent Africans living in South Africa is a barbaric attitude towards our fellow human beings,” she said.
She stated that this was not the first time South Africans would attack other Africans, describing the South African Government as an ingrate because of the role Nigeria and other African countries played during the reign of apartheid in the country
In a related development, political Analyst, Japheth Omojuwa says he is currently being detained by South African border officials because he is a Nigerian.
Omojuwa says, he is in South Africa on an invitation from the US Government. According to him, he has been isolated with another Nigerian who is a Student.
Read his tweets below:
South African border officials are holding me because of my Nigerian passport.
The lady said to me; “this country, does it look like Lagos? Go back to your country”
The lady said to me; “this country, does it look like Lagos? Go back to your country”
The lady said to me; “this country, does it look like Lagos? Go back to your country”
She asked me, “why did you come here?” I answered “on the invitation of the US Government. They kill Nigerians here I wouldn’t come if not”
As much as I care about the symposium I came here for, I am now more interested in what the South African border police wants to do with me!
“You don’t have respect. We will teach you respect” after I said, “I wouldn’t ordinarily come here. They kill Nigerians here.” A fact.
If you are a Nigerian, except you have serious business in South Africa, never ever come to this country for fun. They don’t value you!
I had a choice to take all their bullshit in silence and obedience. But I don’t take bullshit from anyone who pretends to be bigger.
I just met a Nigerian student. He’s be schooling here for four years. He rounds up in November. They just detained him with me.
That’s the Nigerian student. Been schooling here for 4 years. He is back to round up his programme in November. Crime? Nigerian passport. pic.twitter.com/MDxv78SNHb
If I was running away from Nigeria, I have
and other countries where they don’t kill Nigerians as a national sport.
I was the first to be detained. But they are treating my case specially by completely refusing to address my issue. I have their time too.
It is now one hour since I handed my passport to be stamped. No word yet from the
border police as to why I am being detained.
The FG’s response to this through @abikedabiri x @toluogunlesi
. I barely made my connecting flight. I will be back to fully address this!
