Another Nigerian national said to have been killed by men of the South African police has been identified as Maxwell Ikechukwu Okoye, a father of two.
Okoye was allegedly killed by members of the South African Police Service in Ladysmith, Kwa-zulu-Natal Province.
The 39-year-old is from Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, was allegedly tortured to death in the early hours of Friday, according to the Vice-President, Nigerian Union in South Africa, Mr Joshua Ogade Itua.
Itua said the police came to the deceased apartment and forced their way in.
“While they were with him, he called to alert other Nigerians but before they could get to his apartment the police had made away with his body. Maxwell’s lifeless body was later seen at the mortuary,” he said.
