Nigerians Protest Alleged Extra-Judicial Killing in South Africa

Nigerians residing in the Gauteng Province of South Africa have embarked on a massive protest to question the alleged extra-judicial killing of a 34-year-old man, Timothy Chinedu, by the police.The Chairman of the Nigeria Union in Gauteng Province, Mathew Okafor, explained that Chinedu was allegedly suffocated to death by the police after he was arrested at 9.00am on Saturday.“We suspect that Chinedu died of suffocation. That is why Nigerians in the province mobilised and staged a protest against this extra-judicial killing,” Okafor said“The South African police is alleging that he died after ingesting drugs, but a Nigerian witnessed the entire incident and reported it to us.“The case has been handed over to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) that investigates police misconduct in South Africa.“We have been given the contacts of key persons that we need to be talking to as this investigation proceeds so that we can monitor the development.“An autopsy is being carried out and we are waiting for the coroner’s report.“We have also reported this incident to the national body of Nigeria Union and Nigerian Mission in South Africa.“We have also got the contacts of the relatives of the deceased and we have duly informed them of the tragedy.”mfvkvfm1246