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The President of Nigeria Union in South
Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene, on Thursday,
criticized the killing of a 30 year old Nigerian
in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
Mr Emeka Ezinteje, Public Relations Officer
of the union, told NAN in Johannesburg that
the union decried the incident after receiving
the report.
NAN recalls that the Nigerian, Nonso Odo,
from Amangwu-Nkwerre, Imo State, on
Thursday, was allegedly beaten to death by
South African Police officers.
Ezinteje said reports indicated that the
deceased, who was a barber, quarreled
with a fellow Nigerian in their business
centre.
“After the quarrel, the fellow Nigerian
stopped a police patrol team. The barber ran
when he saw the patrol team.”
According to Ezinteje, the police patrol went
after the victim; 30 minutes later, the police
brought back the lifeless body of the barber.
“Not satisfied with the police report, some
members of the union went to see the corpse
in hospital.”
He said Sgt. Nengobeni, a South African police
officer at the hospital, denied that the police
killed him.
The officer said the police were flagged down
by somebody while the victim took to his
heels.
Nengobeni said by the time the police got to
the victim, he was tired and gasping for
breath and was pronounced dead on getting to
the hospital.
Ezinteje said the union suspected foul play
and would get to the root of the case.
“We have also received reports by
eyewitnesses that Odo was beaten to death.”
“We have ordered a post mortem to
ascertain the cause of Odo’s death. The
union will also take this case to the
Independent Police Investigative
Department, for more investigation.”
“The department is responsible for
investigating wrong doings by police
officers,” he said.
He also said the incident had been reported to
Nigeria`s Consulate General in Johannesburg
and Hillbrow Police Station, also in
Johannesburg.
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