This young man's name was Chimezie Ijejiaku from Alaeze Ogwa In Mbaitoli L.G.A area of Imo State. He lost his mother few years ago and he has been struggling to make a decent living in Lagos state Nigeria.
Three months ago, some friend from the same village with him, took him to South Africa, for a better living.
But things did not work as planned, Chimezie met his death on tuesday 25th of July 2016, a security man working for a private security firm killed him at about 8.00p.m. in Limpopo Province of South Africa on Tuesday.
“One of our members here, Ikejiaku Chinedu, was killed at the outskirts of Polokwane, Limpopo Province of South Africa, according to the Ogwa Union secretary in South Africa,
“Information available to us showed that guards of the security company chased and arrested him, he was beaten.
“The autopsy result we have showed that there were bruises all over his body, showing that he was beaten to death or suffocated,” he said.
Mgbo said the union had reported the incident to the South African police for investigation.
“The South African police assured us of thorough investigation to ensure that justice is done.
“We have also reported this incident to the national secretariat of our union in Pretoria,” he said.
The president of the Union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said it had received report of the incident.
“We have received report of this sad incident. We call on the South African police to investigate this matter and bring the culprits to book,” he said.
Anyene said that 15 Nigerians had been killed in South Africa since the beginning of the year.
Anyene said the union would send the report to the Nigerian Consulate for necessary action.
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