General
Xenophobic attacks: 17-year-old Nigerian shot dead in South Africa
A 17-year old Nigerian, Chinonso Obiaju, still in high school, was shot dead in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, who confirmed the killing, said the deceased student lived in Roodepoort, Johannesburg with his guardian.
Olubajo told NAN on the telephone that his guardian, Mike Nsofor, disclosed that he was shot at about 6.30pm.
READ ALSO:DPO allegedly beat grandma into coma in Edo [Videos]
“He went to buy from a shop with his friend and someone chased and opened fire on them, killing him,” he quoted the guardian as saying.
He added that the family would be burying him in South Africa, noting that the union’s leaders in Johannesburg would be contacting him on developments.
Olubajo said they were going to the police on Monday to finalise on the registry and provision of his papers.
“He was born here I learnt and the mother is in the U.S.
“I have spoken to Mike Nsofor to pass the Nigerian community’s condolences and call for justice to be served in this case as anybody who hunts down a young schoolboy couldn’t have any justifiable reasons,” Mr Olubajo said.
He implored the federal government to urgently protect Nigerians in the Diaspora.
His death comes after the sad demise of one Mrs. Obianuju Ndubuisi-Chukwu, a Nigerian insurance chief.
Mrs. Ndubisi-Chukwu, who was the Deputy Director-General of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) and was killed on June 13 in her hotel room in South Africa.
The latest killing brings to about 200, Nigerians killed in xenophobic attacks between 2016 and this year.
South Africa is home to about 800,000 Nigerians, mostly young people, according to unofficial records.
-
Sports11 hours ago
Ancelotti confirms Arda Guler’s stay at Real Madrid
-
Politics9 hours ago
Ibadan residents defy curfew amid LG polls
-
Entertainment12 hours ago
Ex-BBnaija star Miracle graduates with distinction from aviation school
-
News12 hours ago
‘Disbursement ongoing’, FG gives update on N50,000 grants
-
News10 hours ago
Yahaya Bello: EFCC confirms refund of $760,000
-
Entertainment12 hours ago
Doris Simeon reveals struggle working odd jobs to survive in US
-
health9 hours ago
Japa: 58,000 doctors renewed licences in 2023, says medical council
-
News7 hours ago
Lagos cracks down on illegal occupants of Agege railway lines