- South Africa: Nigerian Killed for Not Know Where Weed is Sold
A Nigerian citizen, Tony Elochukwu, was shot twice in a restaurant in South Africa by another Nigerian for not knowing where weed is sold, the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) stated.
The President of NICASA, prince Ben Okoli, disclosed this in a letter to the Nigerian Embassy in Johannesburg.
The letter read: “We received yet again the sad news of the death of another Nigerian in Witbank Mpumalanga province.”
“Mr Tony Elochukwu from Nnobi Anambra State was shot twice in the head by an unidentified Nigerian gunman on April 24 at around 2:45pm.”
According to the president, a murder case had been opened at the police station by NICASA Chairman in Mpumalanga, Obeji Chukwuma.
“This looks like another case of Nigerian killing one another,” he said.
“This ugly trend of Nigerians killed by fellow Nigerians is on the increase and is disturbing to our community. NICASA is deeply worried over the death and continued killings of our citizens in South Africa. People are worried and scared since none of the perpetrators had been arrested or charged over it.
He appealed to the embassy to pressure the South African police to pursue the case of death of any Nigerian with seriousness.
“The South African police must stop attempting to encourage these killings by lack of investigation and prosecution with aim of bringing to justice every criminal involved in these heinous crimes,” he said.
