The latest killing of a Nigerian in South Africa occurred in December 2016 when Metropolitan Police in Cape Town suffocated Victor Nnadi, a native of Imo State, to death.
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File Photo: SA police handle a man into a van
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total 116 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa through
extrajudicial means in the last two years, the Senior Special Assistant
to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has
disclosed.
Nearly seven in 10 of the killings were carried out by the South African police.
The presidential aide disclosed
this Tuesday when she met with the South African High Commissioner to
Nigeria, Lulu Louis Mnguni in Abuja.
The latest killing of a Nigerian
in South Africa occurred in December 2016 when Metropolitan Police in
Cape Town suffocated Victor Nnadi, a native of Imo State, to death.
"In the last two years, 116
Nigerians have been killed in South Africa and according to statistics,
63% of them were killed by the police," Dabiri-Erewa said.
She expressed worry over the criminalization of Nigerian migrants in South Africa.
She said though some Nigerians
may commit offence and deserve to be punished in line with the law, but
the extra judicial killings were worrisome.
She urged the South African authority to ensure the killings are thoroughly investigated and justice done.
"We should do more with our
business relationships. And hopefully take over not just the African
continent but also the world," she said.
In his remarks, the High
Commissioner assured, "We hope to sit down together and reflect on the
matter and find a lasting solution to the killings," the envoy said.
He also apologised to Nigerians who have lost their loved ones due to the killings in South Africa.
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Government condemns killing of another Nigerian in South Africa
Abike Dabiri-Erewa
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday in Abuja described the latest extra-judicial killing in as “worrying and condemnable.”
The statement
signed by her media aide, Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, however, restated
President Muhammadu Buhari’s call on Nigerians to avoid crimes like drug
peddling, which attracts stiff penalties and sometimes death.
While appealing to Nigerians to avoid crimes, Dabiri-Erewa said the
extra-judicial killing was unacceptable. She urged the South African
government to ensure that justice prevails by carrying out investigation
and bring the culprit to book.
She reiterated her call to Nigerians living abroad to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.
According to eyewitnesses, the man, otherwise known as King Kingsley, did not resist arrest and handcuffed by the police. But one of the officers held onto his neck and squeezed until blood started gushing out.
“My heart goes out to the families of the deceased and pray God to grant the departed soul eternal rest,” the SSA prayed.
The Secretary of the Nigeria Union in Pretoria, Mr. Adetola Olubajo, who confirmed the killing, said in Pretoria: “The Nigeria Union calls on the Nigerian Mission to demand results of investigations of all murder cases involving Nigerian victims from the South African government.”
Olubajo said that the union was not happy that past murder of Nigerians in South Africa was never resolved. “It has brought to 20 in 2016 alone, the number of Nigerians killed in South Africa under cruel circumstances.”
Among such victims were Ikejiaku Chinedu, Monday Okorie, Gideon Ogalaonye, Nnamdi Michael, Adeniyi Olumoko, Christian Onwukaike and the latest, Tochukwu Nnadi.
He said Nigerians were perennial victims of the xenophobia in South Africa, losing more than 4.6 million rand or N90 million during the last attacks.
About 150 South African business organisations, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, are currently operating in Nigeria, despite the former’s allegedly restrictive policies, which have made it difficult for Nigerians to invest in that country.
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She reiterated her call to Nigerians living abroad to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.
According to eyewitnesses, the man, otherwise known as King Kingsley, did not resist arrest and handcuffed by the police. But one of the officers held onto his neck and squeezed until blood started gushing out.
“My heart goes out to the families of the deceased and pray God to grant the departed soul eternal rest,” the SSA prayed.
The Secretary of the Nigeria Union in Pretoria, Mr. Adetola Olubajo, who confirmed the killing, said in Pretoria: “The Nigeria Union calls on the Nigerian Mission to demand results of investigations of all murder cases involving Nigerian victims from the South African government.”
Olubajo said that the union was not happy that past murder of Nigerians in South Africa was never resolved. “It has brought to 20 in 2016 alone, the number of Nigerians killed in South Africa under cruel circumstances.”
Among such victims were Ikejiaku Chinedu, Monday Okorie, Gideon Ogalaonye, Nnamdi Michael, Adeniyi Olumoko, Christian Onwukaike and the latest, Tochukwu Nnadi.
He said Nigerians were perennial victims of the xenophobia in South Africa, losing more than 4.6 million rand or N90 million during the last attacks.
About 150 South African business organisations, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, are currently operating in Nigeria, despite the former’s allegedly restrictive policies, which have made it difficult for Nigerians to invest in that country.
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Killing of Nigerian in South Africa is unacceptable - Presidency
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- Senior Special Assistant
to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,
Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says the killing of a Nigerian in South
Africa is unacceptable
- She
says the recent killing of Tochukwu Nnadi has brought the number of
Nigerians killed in South Africa through extra-judicial to 20 in 2016
alone
- The president's aide urges Nigerians to avoid crimes
The Presidency has reacted to alleged extra-judicial killing of a Nigerian in the South Africa by security agents.
According
to the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on
Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the killing
of a Nigerian in South Africa is “worrying and condemnable”.
Buhari's aide Abike Dabiri-Erewa says killing of Nigerian in South Africa is unacceptable
In
a statement made available to NAN, Dabiri-Erewa said the latest
gruesome killing of a Nigerian, Tochukwu Nnadi by police in South
Africa, was unacceptable to the people and government of Nigeria.
She
noted that the killing of Nnadi has brought the number of Nigerians
killed in South Africa through extra-judicial to 20 in 2016 alone.
“The barbaric behaviour of the
perpetrators is not only unacceptable, but also calls for urgent
attention by diplomatic authorities in Nigeria and South Africa,” she said.
However,
she reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s calls to Nigerians to avoid
crimes like drug peddling which attracts stiff penalties, sometimes
death.
“While appealing to Nigerians to avoid crimes, the extra-judicial killing of Nigerians is condemnable and unacceptable,” she said.
Dabiri-Erewa urged the South African
government to ensure that justice prevailed by carrying out
investigation and bring the culprit to book.
She added: “My heart goes out to the families of the deceased and pray God to grant the departed soul eternal rest.”
Recall that a Nigerian based in South Africa, Tochukwu Nnadi, was allegedly choked to death by police in South Africa on Thursday, December 29, 2016 after he was arrested for allegedly selling drugs.
According
to eyewitnesses, the man, popularly known as King Kingsley, was not
struggling after he was arrested and handcuffed, but one of the officers
held onto his neck and squeezed tightly until blood started gushing out
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