South African policemen ‘kill yet another Nigerian’

South Africa police have allegedly brutalized Clement Ofoma, a Nigerian based in the country, to death.

The Nigerian community in South Africa confirmed the killing on Wednesday, saying it occurred at Springs town, near Johannesburg despite warning from Nigeria government on Sunday.

Ofoma, 35, a native of Obosi, Idemili North local government area of Anambra, was a businessman based in the town.

According to NAN, Toewry Ofoma, a South African citizen who is the wife of the deceased, said about 10 policemen arrested her husband from his shop on Tuesday.

She said the police alleged that he was a drug dealer, but her husband denied the allegations.

“They searched our house, his store, and other places, but did not find any substance. In the process, they tortured him to confess where he kept the drugs, but my husband insisted he had nothing,” she said.

“The police used cellophane bag to cover his face and at a point, he was struggling to breathe and became unconscious. By the time they took him to a hospital, he was pronounced dead.”

Omezie Onyire, chairman of Obosi Development Union in Springs, has expressed shock over the tragic incident.

“He was an active member of our union and contributed to its improvement in South Africa,” he said.

“We condemn his alleged killing by the police and we will pursue this case to its logical end,” he said.

Adetola Olubajo, president, Nigeria Union, South Africa, said the matter had been reported to the Nigerian mission.

“We have also reported the matter to the Independent Police Investigating Department, a body that investigates crimes committed by the police,” he told Nigerians in the town.

“Also, our legal department will follow the case until justice is done, he said.”

Olubajo advised them to be law abiding, be united and form a chapter of the union in their area.

Policemen fired rubber bullets on some Nigerians in the town who staged a protest.

On August 30, a Nigerian, Kingsley Ikeri, 27, a native of Mbaitolu local government area of Imo, was allegedly killed by the police while being interrogated for being in possession of drugs.

His death happened two weeks after Uchena Eloh, a Nigerian, was killed by policemen in the Western Cape province of the country.

In December 2016, Metropolitan police in Cape Town strangled Victor Nnadi, also a businessman from Imo.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, revealed a total 116 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa through extra-judicial means in the last two years.

Seven in 10 of the killings were said to have been allegedly carried out by the police.

http://www.naaija.com/2017/09/south-africa-police-torture-kills-clement/

This is bad, the innocent ones keeps paying for crime they don't commit

RIP

Until we Nigerians wake up one morning,
burn all the MTN office,
burn DSTV centers and destroy Stanbic IBTC banks in the country, South africans will never learn to respect us

OkuFaba:
Until we Nigerians wake up one morning,
burn all the MTN office,
burn DSTV centers and destroy Stanbic IBTC banks in the country, South africans will never learn to respect us

thats not the solution as they will only retaliate by doing what they have been doing all along (destroying Nigerian business and people's livelihood)

what instead needs to be done is for Nigerians to get the HELL OUT this xenophobic shiithole called south africa. they do NOT respect Africans, let alone Nigerians, and they have never hide this fact

Our government will do little or nothing as usual.

Nigerian government is just a toothless bulldog.

i don't blame them, I change this yeye Nigerian government that doesn't value is citizens life...
by now all interaction with SA should have been out on hold...

OkuFaba:
Until we Nigerians wake up one morning,
burn all the MTN office,
burn DSTV centers and destroy Stanbic IBTC banks in the country, South africans will never learn to respect us

No until we Nigerian start carrying ourselves in respectable manner devoid of dishonesty , criminality , corruption and civil disobedience then will the world learn to respect us

These guys are taking things dia own way abi

OkuFaba:
Until we Nigerians wake up one morning,
burn all the MTN office,
burn DSTV centers and destroy Stanbic IBTC banks in the country, South africans will never learn to respect us

Savages are never respected e.g Nazi, ISIS and Boko haram

IPOB please don't neglect fellow biafrans in South Africa. This act of terrorism against ndi-igbo must stop.


Supreme Leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU should please send BSS on secret and covert mission to this xenophobic country.

Lol.. naija ... one day we will be great

This is sad.

This is one killing of Nigerians too many in that country,when will the FG act to stop this nonsense?


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Ozubulu, Ogidi, Nkpor and Obosi are the greatest exporters of criminals from Nigeria to South Africa.

If they didn't kill him in South Africa, they would have killed him in Church in Nigeria and innocent parishioners with him too.

Wawu

this is sad

OneHead:
South African policemen ‘kill yet another Nigerian’

South Africa police have allegedly brutalized Clement Ofoma, a Nigerian based in the country, to death.

The Nigerian community in South Africa confirmed the killing on Wednesday, saying it occurred at Springs town, near Johannesburg despite warning from Nigeria government on Sunday.

Ofoma, 35, a native of Obosi, Idemili North local government area of Anambra, was a businessman based in the town.

According to NAN, Toewry Ofoma, a South African citizen who is the wife of the deceased, said about 10 policemen arrested her husband from his shop on Tuesday.

She said the police alleged that he was a drug dealer, but her husband denied the allegations.

“They searched our house, his store, and other places, but did not find any substance. In the process, they tortured him to confess where he kept the drugs, but my husband insisted he had nothing,” she said.

“The police used cellophane bag to cover his face and at a point, he was struggling to breathe and became unconscious. By the time they took him to a hospital, he was pronounced dead.”

Omezie Onyire, chairman of Obosi Development Union in Springs, has expressed shock over the tragic incident.

“He was an active member of our union and contributed to its improvement in South Africa,” he said.

“We condemn his alleged killing by the police and we will pursue this case to its logical end,” he said.

Adetola Olubajo, president, Nigeria Union, South Africa, said the matter had been reported to the Nigerian mission.

“We have also reported the matter to the Independent Police Investigating Department, a body that investigates crimes committed by the police,” he told Nigerians in the town.

“Also, our legal department will follow the case until justice is done, he said.”

Olubajo advised them to be law abiding, be united and form a chapter of the union in their area.

Policemen fired rubber bullets on some Nigerians in the town who staged a protest.

On August 30, a Nigerian, Kingsley Ikeri, 27, a native of Mbaitolu local government area of Imo, was allegedly killed by the police while being interrogated for being in possession of drugs.

His death happened two weeks after Uchena Eloh, a Nigerian, was killed by policemen in the Western Cape province of the country.

In December 2016, Metropolitan police in Cape Town strangled Victor Nnadi, also a businessman from Imo.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, revealed a total 116 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa through extra-judicial means in the last two years.

Seven in 10 of the killings were said to have been allegedly carried out by the police.

http://www.naaija.com/2017/09/south-africa-police-torture-kills-clement/

let Biafra liberation start from there too many owigboz are slayed daily...

Am busy right now, I will comment later pls

Nobody will tell u to come back home and. elevate ur country

OkuFaba:
Until we Nigerians wake up one morning,
burn all the MTN office,
burn DSTV centers and destroy Stanbic IBTC banks in the country, South africans will never learn to respect us

thats not the solution

Dey come 9ja if S/A is not favorable/ accommodating

na waoooo

South Africa police if you don't stop killing Nigerians.

Nigeria government still hasn't done anything about dis idiots killings Nigerians

PMB's Fault?

We won't take dis, South Africa must burn

OneHead:
South African policemen ‘kill yet another Nigerian’

South Africa police have allegedly brutalized Clement Ofoma, a Nigerian based in the country, to death.

The Nigerian community in South Africa confirmed the killing on Wednesday, saying it occurred at Springs town, near Johannesburg despite warning from Nigeria government on Sunday.

Ofoma, 35, a native of Obosi, Idemili North local government area of Anambra, was a businessman based in the town.

According to NAN, Toewry Ofoma, a South African citizen who is the wife of the deceased, said about 10 policemen arrested her husband from his shop on Tuesday.

She said the police alleged that he was a drug dealer, but her husband denied the allegations.

“They searched our house, his store, and other places, but did not find any substance. In the process, they tortured him to confess where he kept the drugs, but my husband insisted he had nothing,” she said.

“The police used cellophane bag to cover his face and at a point, he was struggling to breathe and became unconscious. By the time they took him to a hospital, he was pronounced dead.”

Omezie Onyire, chairman of Obosi Development Union in Springs, has expressed shock over the tragic incident.

“He was an active member of our union and contributed to its improvement in South Africa,” he said.

“We condemn his alleged killing by the police and we will pursue this case to its logical end,” he said.

Adetola Olubajo, president, Nigeria Union, South Africa, said the matter had been reported to the Nigerian mission.

“We have also reported the matter to the Independent Police Investigating Department, a body that investigates crimes committed by the police,” he told Nigerians in the town.

“Also, our legal department will follow the case until justice is done, he said.”

Olubajo advised them to be law abiding, be united and form a chapter of the union in their area.

Policemen fired rubber bullets on some Nigerians in the town who staged a protest.

On August 30, a Nigerian, Kingsley Ikeri, 27, a native of Mbaitolu local government area of Imo, was allegedly killed by the police while being interrogated for being in possession of drugs.

His death happened two weeks after Uchena Eloh, a Nigerian, was killed by policemen in the Western Cape province of the country.

In December 2016, Metropolitan police in Cape Town strangled Victor Nnadi, also a businessman from Imo.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, revealed a total 116 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa through extra-judicial means in the last two years.

Seven in 10 of the killings were said to have been allegedly carried out by the police.

http://www.naaija.com/2017/09/south-africa-police-torture-kills-clement/

Abike where are you

OkuFaba:
Until we Nigerians wake up one morning,
burn all the MTN office,
burn DSTV centers and destroy Stanbic IBTC banks in the country, South africans will never learn to respect us

Those companies are own by Dutch citizens who are based in south Africa.

The best way to fight south Africa is for us to make our country more attractive so Nigeria will not travel to those xenophobic countries just for survival.

Nigerian Govt. should sanction ROSA. Period

I wonder what our Biafran Boys are still looking for in that God for seeking country

MrBrownJay1:


thats not the solution as they will only retaliate by doing what they have been doing all along (destroying Nigerian business and people's livelihood)

what instead needs to be done is for Nigerians to get the HELL OUT this xenophobic shiithole called south africa. they do NOT respect Africans, let alone Nigerians, and they have never hide this fact

Do you know they dont see themselves as Africans. Even the black South Africans.

They refer to us as Africans. Apartheid Mentality.