The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the death of a 40-year-old Nigerian citizen, Benjamin Okoli, in police custody.<\/p>\n
Okoli\u2019s death comes less than a month after NICASA condemned the alleged killing of another Nigerian, 50-year-old Jeremiah Okoye, who died in police custody on Jan. 13.<\/p>\n
NICASA President-General, Dr Frank Onyekwelu, described the curious deaths of Nigerians in South Africa as unbearable during a midnight telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria .<\/p>\n
Okoli, from Akpu in Orumba South, Anambra, is survived by his wife and child.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Nigerian community in South Africa is mourning yet another loss in police custody.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkoli was stopped, searched by police officers, and taken to his house with his brother for further inspection.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn spite of finding nothing, the officers tortured, beat, and brutalised them. Okoli couldn\u2019t withstand the assault and fell into a coma,\u201d Onyekwelu said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis brother\u2019s attempts to revive him failed while the police stood by and watched as Okoli\u2019s life slipped away. Paramedics later pronounced him dead,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He noted that investigations into Okoye\u2019s death were still ongoing when Okoli died in similar circumstances, allegedly at the hands of the same police unit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the same group of officers accused of killing Okoye. Now, two Nigerians have died in police custody in less than a month,\u201d Onyekwelu stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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