The Nigerian community in South Africa on Sunday confirmed the death of a Nigerian
and the abduction of another
member in that country.
The President of
Nigeria Union, South Africa, Mr.
Ikechukwu Anyene, told the News Agency of Nigeria on telephone from
Pretoria that both incidents had been reported to the Nigerian Mission in that
country.He alleged that one Victor Nnadi, a native of Orlu in Imo , was suffocated to death on Thursday by
the Metropolitan Police in Cape Town.Anyene claimed that eye witnesses saw the police handcuff
the victim and suffocated him to death.“When the people saw what happened, they raised
an alarm and confronted the police.“The union`s chapter in Cape Town is already on top of the
situation and trying its best to facilitate the release of the detained brother of the deceased,” he
said.
Anyene, however,
urged the Federal Government to persuade the South African government to
put measures in place to stop the killing of Nigerians.
The union , he said, also got information on Dec. 24
that one Austin Agunwa, a native
of Umuawulu, in Awka South Local
Government Area of Anambra, was abducted
by unidentified persons at Rustenburg,
North West Province.He said Nigerians in the province raised a search team which
later found the victim`s car abandoned,
after a crash near a bridge.
Anyene, however, said
the vehicle had no blood stain.“As we speak, we
don’t know his whereabouts and nobody
has claimed responsibility for his abduction.“We have directed the union`s chapter in the area to report
the incident to the police and open a case on
the missing Nigerian,” he said.Anyene also said that the union’s national body would liaise
with Nigeria’s High Commission to visit
Rustenburg over the incident.“We have also advised our people to be calm and remain law abiding as the union and the Nigerian Mission are handling the
situation,” he said.
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