XENOPHOBIA ATTACK : ODSG CALLS FOR CAUTION
The Ondo state government has cautioned citizenry of repraisal attack on properties aduced to belong to South Africans to prevent double loss.
The state Government has therefore ordered deployment of security agents to Shoprite and MTN offices in order to prevent those protesting the xenophobia attack from attacking the facilities across the state.
The State acting Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi said the deployment became necessary due to the report that some people were planning to attack the conglomerate in Akure, Ondo state capital.
Promptly, armed policemen have moved to the Shoprite gate in Alagbaka area of the State capital and other MTN structures in the state.
While heavily armed policemen were also stationed at strategic areas within the government reserved estates in order to prevent breach of peace.
Agboola in a statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Babatope Okeowo decried the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa but warned against a retaliatory attack on the part of Nigerians.
He said two wrong cannot make a right, saying Nigerians should not take laws into their hands by joining in the attack.
According to him, the Shoprite and MTN facilities belonged to Nigeria and not to South Africa saying the attack on such facilities would be double jeopardy for Nigeria if destroyed.
Agboola said Nigeria only got a franchise of these companies from South Africa and it would be wrong to avenge the atrocities of South Africans on Nigeria, calling for caution in this regard.
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