Angry Nigerians Attack MTN Head Office In Abuja

Angry protesters on Thursday broke into the MTN head office located at 4 Madiera street, off Shehu Shagari way, Maitama in Abuja, attacking some members of staff of the organisation, customers while also stealing valuables..
A witness, who simply identified himself as Oscar, told journalists that, but for the intervention of policemen, the protesters would have destroyed the building.
He said;

“The protest was about the xenophobia that is happening in South Africa. The protesters were not happy about the way South Africans have been maltreating Nigerians,”
“They wanted to pull down the office, but security operatives prevented them. One of them even suggested that they should go to the embassy.”

An MTN spokesman was quoted as saying:

“They are protesting against the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. It’s our regional head office in Abuja. That’s where we have our customer care center.”

He added that the protesters vandalised equipment, stole customer phones and I-Pads. Some customers too were said to have been attacked