Gunmen Kill Igbo Businessman In South Africa

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An Igbo Nigerian businessman based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, 50, was killed yesterday by unknown gunmen.

The information was revealed by the President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene today. He told newsmen in Pretoria, South Africa, that Onyekaozuru was shot by two unknown gunmen.

Anyene statement read: “The union has received a report that a Nigerian businessman, Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, was shot in his business premises at 9.00 p.m. yesterday (June 7). The  gunmen shot the deceased and escaped in a car.

” The incident has been reported to the police and the Nigerian Consul General in South Africa,’’ he said.  He promised thatthe union would work with the consul general and the police to ensure that those who carried out the dastardly act will be brought to book.

‘”Mr Onyekaozuru is the only son of his parents. He is married with three children. ‘’ He is an indigene of Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State,’’ he said.

Anyene also said that the gunmen did not remove anything from the business premises of the deceased. This is one death too many and we are not happy that a Nigerian has been killed,’’ he concluded.

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