Two Nigerians Shot Dead In Latest Killing In South Africa

The Nigerian community in South Africa has again described as senseless, the latest killing of two Nigerians in South Africa.
The latest deaths have increased the death toll of Nigerians in the former apartheid enclave to 122 in 30 months.
The latest Nigerians to lose their lives in the crime-prone nation were identified as Mr Okechukwu Chukwumezeriri and Mr Olushola Ayanleye.
The President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA), Mr Adetola Olubajo, gave the information in a statement sent to NAN on Friday in Abuja.
Olubajo said that Chukwumezeriri, 39, from Imo was shot dead on a football field on Aug. 25 at Rietondale Park in Pretoria.
He said that Ayanleye, 42, from Ondo State was also shot dead in the night of Aug. 26 at Essellen Street, Sunnyside in Pretoria.
“Information gathered revealed that last weekend’s violence which claimed two lives with another two hospitalised in Pretoria were gang-related killings.
“As the umbrella organisation of Nigerians in South Africa, our stand is that whoever that kills should face the full wrath of the law, irrespective of his or her nationality.”
Olubajo said that NUSA was currently cooperating with law enforcement agencies in South Africa to tackle the criminal elements.