This is coming after operatives of a private security firm killed Ikejiaku Chinedu, a 35 year-old Nigerian businessman, on July 26 at Mokopane town, Limpopo Province.
Anyene told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Sunday in Port Harcourt in a telephone interview from Pretoria
that the two men were killed on Friday, July 29, at different areas of
Johannesburg.
He said that the first victim, Gideon Ogalaonye, was allegedly shot dead at 7PM while on a visit to the residence of his daughter He said that the second victim, Nnamdi Michael, was allegedly stabbed to death by a Zimbabwean national at Yeoville at 8PM on the same day.
Anyene said eyewitnesses said the
assailant first demanded for money from Michael, which was not given and
later attempted to forcefully remove his phone.
He said that the assailant stabbed the victim, adding that Nigerians at scene pursued and arrested him.
He said that the Zimbabwean has been
handed over to the police and the Nigerian Union will follow the case.
“The two incidents have been reported to the Nigerian mission in South
Africa and the South African police,” he added.
“The Nigerian community in South Africa
are not happy with the killings. We urge the Federal government to
persuade its South African counterpart to investigate and prosecute
incidents of killings of Nigerians in South Africa. We are getting
worried about these incessant killings and we want the culprits
prosecuted,” Anyene added.
These deaths have brought the number of Nigerians killed in South Africa this year alone to 17.
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