The South African government have arrested four police
officers over the gruesome murder of a
Nigerian businessman residing in their country, Pius Ezekwem.
46-year-old Pius who
runs a chain of bread and breakfast guesthouses in the Eastern Cape Province in
South Africa, was killed last weekend in front of his family members in his
home by eight police officers. The police officers picked him up from a
Nigerian eatery where he was hanging out with other Nigerians, forcefully took
him to his home and afterwards shot him dead. Read initially story here.
Initially, no police
officer was arrested in connection with the killing of Ezekwem. However, after
a protest from the Nigerian government, four police officers have now been
arrested and will be charged to court.
Abike Dabiri who is
the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, gave an update on the
case via her Twitter handle.
Further to the murder of a Nigerian, Pius Abiaziem on
23/08/19, in SA
@DIRCO_ZA
four members of the South African police service have been
arrested and will be charged to court immediately
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