Reports of killing of MTN Nigeria staff not true – MTN Group spokesperson

In the wake of recent attacks on infrastructure, including telecommunications masts, belonging to that of MTN Nigeria in Northern parts of the country, MTN Group spokesperson Rich Mkhondo has issued a statement on behalf of the company refuting certain media reports claiming that MTN Nigeria staff had been killed in the attacks.

The statement says, “”MTN has noted with great dismay, the erroneous information circulated by some media of the purported killing of MTN staff in Nigeria as a result of the attacks on telecommunications infrastructure in Northern Nigeria last week. MTN would like to correct this by stating that ‘No MTN staff was killed’. We are at a loss as to the source of this highly erroneous information. The damage to telecommunications facilities was confined to certain parts of Northern Nigeria and only our customers in those parts may have experienced service disruptions, which are being quickly resolved. MTN Nigeria has the full co-operation of the relevant security and intelligence agencies in the country, and the Joint Task Force in various Northern States are providing security for all telecommunications infrastructure till further notice.” 

There is speculation that the attacks may have been the responsibility of the Islamic group Boko Haram.

Chris Tredger, Online Editor