Just in: Nigerian stabs 2 others to death in South Africa - Union
The Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed that two of its members were killed by a early on Saturday, February 3 by of them.
Emeka Ezinteje, the secretary of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone from Johannesburg, South Africa, that the incident happened as a result of a business dispute.
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“We have received a report that at 3.00am on Saturday, Ekweghiariri Chidi Isacc, 34, a native of Ehime in Isiala Mbano local government of Imo and Nzechukwu Alabuche, 35, from Azia in Anambra were stabbed to death by one Sunday from Awgbu in Anambra.
“The incident occurred at Rossetinville, South of Johannesburg.
“We understand that there was a business dispute between them, that made the assailant to stab the victims to death,” he said.
He said that the union had reported the incident to the Nigerian mission and the South African police.
“The assailant is on the run while the police have commenced investigation into the incident.
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“The union condemns the killing of any Nigerian and will partner with relevant government agencies to ensure that justice is done in the case,” Mr Ezinteje said.
The secretary said that the police had taken the bodies to the hospital for autopsy.
Legit.ng earlier reported how the senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, recently condemned the alleged killing of Ebuka Okori, 27, a Nigerian from Anambra state, by South Africans.
Dabiri Erewa in a statement by her media aide, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun decried the death of Okori in the hands of two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Friday, January 19.
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