A Nigerian living in Canada has died after two men decided to strike the area where he went visiting a friend in a retaliatory attack.
26-year-old Nnamdi Ogba was visiting friends in Etobicoke the night two men from another neighbourhood decided to strike a blow against the area, killing him in a random attack, police say.
According to reports, Ogba was gunned down on an Etobicoke street before he even reached his car.
Reports further said the police were called to the scene of the attack at Scarlett Rd. and Scarlettwood Ct., near the Humber River around 11 p.m. on Friday. There they found Ogba, lying unresponsive on the ground, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds to the back.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say its investigation showed that Ogba was an innocent casualty in a retaliation against the Scarlettwood Ct. neighbourhood as a whole — a neighbourhood Ogba didn’t even live in.
“The only thing that led to his death was simply walking out of that building at that particular time and place,” said homicide Det. Jason Shankaran.
“Nnamdi was an innocent man.”
Ogba’s killing has been described as cowardly.
The Nigerian was an electrical engineer who was engaged to be married. A CCTV footage showed he was attacked by two hooded males who arrived the area in a vehicle.
“We do not believe Nnamdi knew his attackers, nor do we believe that his attackers had any interaction with Nnamdi prior to ambushing him from behind. He was merely visiting friends who live within the complex,” Shankaran said.
“I know that the community of Scarlettwood Ct. has received its share of tragedy and also violence. I believe that the suspects are likely to have come from a different neighbourhood, considering what we see on the video. I believe that these suspects may harbour some kind of animosity towards the neighbourhood of Scarlettwood Ct., and those residents who reside in it.
“He had no criminal record, and no known gang affiliation. Nnamdi was an electrical engineer. He had a fiancée. He was about to be married.
“I ask that you look into your heart at this particular situation. This situation was not one gang member shooting another. It’s an innocent man being gunned down walking to his car, going to see his fiancée. And for that reason, I ask for your help.”
“I think there can only be one word to describe them and that’s cowards.
“To feign braveness or toughness by walking up to someone and shooting them in the back — you’re not so brave. You’re just a coward.”
