MTN Nigeria has announced that all its stores and centres would be closed across Nigeria after its facilities, customers and some stakeholders were attacked in three states yesterday, September 3, 2019. MTN, alongside Shoprite was a subject of reprisal attack after the resurgence of Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and their properties in South Africa.

Though the parent companies of MTN Nigeria and Shoprite are based in South Africa, the Nigerian subsidiary of the telecommunication company has a huge presence in Nigeria and generates a substantial amount of its revenue from the country. However, some Nigerians protested the attack on Nigerians in South Africa by damaging some outlets of MTN and Shoprite because of the link they have with South Africa.

In a statement sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and seen by Nairametrics, MTN Nigeria disclosed that, “Over the last day (yesterday), our facilities, customers and some of our stakeholders have https://nairametrics.com/2019/09/04/mtn-closes-centres-across-nigeria-after-being-attacked-in-three-states/