Ikejiaku Chinedu, a Nigerian businessman based in South
Africa, was on Tuesday beaten to death by guards of a private security
firm in the country.
According to Ikechukwu Anyene,
president of the Union of Nigerians in South Africa, Chinedu is the 15th
Nigerian to be killed in South Africa since the beginning of the year.
Collins Mgbo, secretary of the Limpopo province of the union, said the tragic incident happened around 8pm on the ill-fated day.
He said the deceased, who was married with three children, hailed from Ogwa, Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state.
“One
of our members here, Ikejiaku Chinedu, was killed on the outskirts of
Polokwane, Limpopo Province of South Africa,” he told NAN.
“Information
available to us showed that guards of the security company chased and
arrested him; he was beaten. The autopsy result we have showed that
there were bruises all over his body, showing that he was beaten to
death or suffocated.”
Mgbo said the union had reported the incident to the South African police for investigation.
“The
South African police assured us of thorough investigation to ensure
that justice is done,” he said, adding that the incident had
been reported to the national secretariat of our union in Pretoria.
The Cable
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