On Wednesday, August 16th, The Nigerian community in South African has accused the South African
police of strangling a Nigerian man identified as Uchenna Eloh, to
death.
According to Nigerians residing in the country, Uchenna who is an
indigene of Eziagu local government area in Enugu state, was accosted by
the police officers and arrested on grounds that he had swallowed hard
drugs. The police officers reportedly held the deceased on the neck and
legs as they attempted to force him to vomit the substance he had
allegedly swallowed.
The deceased in the process began to foam and then died of suffocation.
The Nigerian community is demanding an investigation into the matter
and for the police officers to be brought to book. They called on the
Federal government to swiftly intervene before the matter is swept under
the carpet.
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