A Nigerian has allegedly been killed by his cousin in South Africa following disagreement on a business transaction.
President of Nigeria Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), Ben Okoli, said in a statement that the incident occurred in Kempton Park on Monday night.
“NICASA has received information from our ward leader in Kempton Park, where two Nigerians engaged in a fight that led to the death of one of them. The two Nigerians are related from Orlu Senatorial zone of Imo State,” the statement read.
“Our preliminary investigation revealed that the two Nigerians, one known as Batista and the other as Ide, got into fisticuffs apparently over disagreements on some money to be paid to some creditor.
“Batista, who was the senior of the two relatives hit the younger Ide with a brick on his head and pushed him to the ground. Ide fell to the ground hitting his medulla on the ground. He was rushed to Arwyp Hospital, Kempton Park, South Africa, where he died shortly after he was admitted.”
NICASA said it was concerned about the incident, lamenting the neglect of conflict resolution mechanism available in its established associations, clubs and town unions.
“We advise our citizens to be law-abiding and be our brother’s keeper. NICASA will visit the suspect in the police custody tomorrow and will make more information available after the visit,” the statement added.
