Nigerians demand the release of their brother’s killer. Photo: Make SA SAFE/ Facebook.
Angry Nigerians demand the release of their brother’s killer
An angry crowd of Nigerians has camped outside a police station baying for blood after their brother was allegedly killed by a taxi driver
Nigerians demand the release of their brother’s killer. Photo: Make SA SAFE/ Facebook.
An angry crowd of Nigerians has camped outside a police station in the East Rand after one of their bothers was allegedly murdered by a taxi driver.
CROWD OF NIGERIANS NOT LEAVING UNTIL TAXI DRIVER IS RELEASED
According to Make SA SAFE, the angry Nigerian nationals have gathered outside the Benoni police station demanding the release of the taxi driver who attacked a Nigerian man, who later died.
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BROTHERS NOT BACKING DOWN
Reports indicate that the Nigerian national and taxi driver had a heated argument before the taxi driver used sharp objects on him.
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Clashes between South African taxi drivers and Nigerian nationals are nothing new.
In 2019, a taxi driver was killed when Nigerians clashed with taxi drivers over drug dealing in Pretoria.
According to News24, the taxi found people believed to be police officers allegedly selling drugs. Shots were fired leading to the death of the taxi driver. Angry taxi operators took to the streets and blocked them roads to deal with the drug peddlers.
“A shooting which resulted in the death of a taxi driver is reported to have incited the riots, which led to two A Re Yeng buses, three Tshwane Bus Service (TBS) buses, a Gautrain bus and two trucks being utilised to blockade the roads. A Re Yeng and TBS operations were halted for the rest of the day in the interest of safety,” Tshwane Transport MMC Sheila Senkubuge was quoted.
Several foreign-owned shops were looted as a result in the Pretoria city centre by the angry protesters.
