Two Nigerians Murdered In South Africa (see how)

The Nigeria Union in Pretoria has confirmed
that two Nigerians residing in South Africa
have been killed this month.

Secretary of
the union, Adetola Olubajo, told newsmen in
Pretoria on Tuesday that the first victim,
one Adeniyi Olumoko, a petty trader, was stabbed to death on October7. He said that 37yrs old Olumoko, an indigene
of Ogun State, was killed at Marabastard in
Pretoria by a South African, who forcefully
took the Nigerian man's goods without
paying.

He cited witnesses as saying that Olumoko
was left bleeding for up to five hours
because para-medics could not show up to
attend to him. The secretary, Adetola
Olubajo, said that the killing had been
reported to the Central Police Station in Pretoria and Nigerian Mission in South
Africa.

Adetola said that another Nigerian, Christian
Onwukaike, was shot dead by assailants at
Empangeni in the North Coast area of
Kwazulu Natal on October16.
He said that reports from the union`s
chapter in the province, indicated that the
assailants shot the victim from a moving
car.

Adetola explained that Onwukaike, a
native of Awgbu in Orumba area of
Anambra, drove himself to the hospital after the shooting and eventually collapsed and
died.

“Nigeria Union is calling on the Nigerian
Mission to demand results of investigations
of all murder cases involving Nigerian
victims from the South African authority, he
pleaded. Adetola said that the union was not happy
that all murder cases involving Nigerians in
South Africa were never resolved.

“We
recommend that the consulate officials visit
the area immediately in company of some
members of the national and provincial executives of the Nigeria Union to speak
with the police and the Nigerian
community,” he said.

The report of the incidents had been
received at the consulate.