Another Nigerian Shot Dead in South Africa

Barely four days after the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, assured Nigerians that they were not targetted for killings in South Africa, the Nigerian community in that country has expressed shock over the killing of another Nigerian, Martin Ebuzoeme, by unknown assailants.

The President of Nigerian Union in South Africa, Adetola Olubola, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday that the victim was killed in Yeoville, Johannesburg around 7:30p.m. on July 12.

The killing occurred barely 24 hours after the visit of Ramaphosa to Nigeria.

Ramaphosa had during his visit on July 11 said the killing of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country was an act of criminality, not specifically targeted at Nigerians.

“The killings are caused by high level of unemployment among the youths as well as other social factors emanating from long apartheid misrule.

“Government is however, doing its best to bring it down,” Ramaphosa had said.

The Nigerian Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, said the latest killing did not have anything to do with xenophobic attacks.

Adama said the killing happened in a crime-prone area of the country.

“The man was killed by unknown gunmen and has nothing to do with xenophobic.