MTN Nigeria office in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, was invaded on
Thursday afternoon by a group of angry Nigerians protesting the
continued Xenophobic attacks on their fellow citizens and other Africans
in South Africa.
A senior manager in the MTN Abuja Office located in the Maitama
district told News Express: “We had to hurriedly lock up and go home. I
don’t see them as protesters but as people who came to steal and cause
confusion.
“It is a case of invasion. They came, opened the gate, entered and
harassed people. They stole customers’ phones; they stole the phones and
laptops of staff. There were up to 30 policemen but they didn’t do
anything to stop them.”
The source condemned the invasion, noting that the protesters could have made their point in a more civilised way.
He said: “Nobody is happy over what is happening in South Africa. I
understand that people have the right to be angry over what is happening
there but this is not the best way to go about it.
“They could have come here and say, ‘Shut down this place; you can no
longer operate’ but not to attack Nigerians who work here and those who
came here to repair their phones is unfortunate”.
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