Two Nigerians have been shot dead in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Mike Ibitoye, Chairman of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone from Cape Town.
The deceased were shot by yet-to-be-identified assailants. He said;
“Mr. Ernest Ughakwesili, 42, native of Nkpor, Idemili North Local
Government Area of Anambra State, was shot in a night club by gunmen at
Strand Area of Cape Town last Sunday.”
Ibitoye also said the second victim, Chimezie Oranusi, 26, from Oba town
in Anambra State, was shot with a friend in a car at Delst area of Cape
Town. “The friend is a South African and is still in the hospital
receiving treatment. The incidents have been reported to the police and
the national secretariat of the union” he said.
“The assailants escaped after the shooting and the victim died before being rushed to the hospital.”
The chairman said the motive behind the shootings had not been ascertained, adding that the police had commenced investigation.
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