Nigerian Youth Coalition Threatens South African Buyers
Amid widespread reviews alleging Nigerian immigrants are underneath deadly xenophobic assaults in South Africa, Sahara Reporters introduced on Tuesday (Sept. three) that the Oodua Youth Coalition issued a seven-day ultimatum to all South African enterprise house owners and traders in Nigeria, warning them “to depart the nation or threat being attacked.”
The announcement follows reviews saying Nigerians and their companies in South Africa are underneath brutal assault.
“Oodua Youth Coalition is saddened and angered that South Africans, supported by the nation’s authorities, is coordinating the looting and burning of Nigerian companies and maiming and killing of our brothers and fathers of their land,” mentioned President of the OYC, Oluyi Tayo, in a press release.
Tayo went on to say, “It’s unlucky that South Africa, who underneath the apartheid regime had the help and solidarity of Nigerians and the federal government, are actually turning round to inflict bodily and psychological pains and accidents on our residents.”
Given the reported heinous acts, Tayo and his nationalist cohort intend on inflicting the identical type of punishment, citing a earlier welcoming of South African traders in Nigeria.
“We’ve got condoned the excesses of those South Africans whose companies have been thriving in Nigeria with none type of bodily and psychological assault,” he continued. “OYC has concluded plans to as a matter of urgency, assault all South African companies and services unfold throughout Nigeria, particularly within the Southwest area of the nation.”
OYC have given mentioned South African companies “a most of seven days to depart Nigeria or we are going to assault and burn them down.”
BET has reached out to Sahara Reporters, a New York-based company devoted to reporting on the “corruption, human rights abuses and different political misconduct in Nigeria,” owned and operated by political activist and human rights journalist Omoyele Sowore, who’s at present underneath the custody of the Nigerian authorities on the grounds of so-called treason.
