17 Nigerians to be arraigned in South African court over ‘revenge attack’
- Following a revenge attack against locals in Rustenberg, South Africa, 17 Nigerians will be arraigned in a magistrates court today
- The Nigerians had reportedly staged the attack following the murder of a fellow Nigerian citizen alleged to be a drug lord
- The body of the deceased was found in a stream, and two individuals accused of the murder were subsequently released by a court
Seventeen Nigerian nationals will on Tuesday, January 23, appear before a Rustenburg magistrate court in South Africa, after they were arrested for public violence and possession of dangerous weapons, African News Agency reports.
The Nigerians were arrested on Sunday night, January 21, for allegedly staging a ‘revenge attack’ against South Africans.
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Legit.ng gathers that the revenge attack was reportedly staged following the death of a Nigerian man whose body was found in a stream on Friday, January 19, in Rustenberg.
The deceased, believed to be a drug lord, was bundled into a taxi with another individual, before his murder. The other person was not harmed.
The deputy chairman of the Tlhabane Community Policing Forum, Israel Maimane, and another man were subsequently accused of the murder.
However, both men were released at the Rustenburg Magistrate's Court on Monday, January 22.
The prosecution wanted the matter to be probed further by the police; and the case was not enrolled.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Nigerian community in South Africa on Saturday, January 20, declared that a mob destroyed four shops and several houses belonging to their members at Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg.
Cyril James, ward chairman of the Nigerian Union in the area disclosed that the attacks began on Thursday, January 18.
James said that the mob alleged that a Nigerian abducted a South African girl and had canal knowledge about her.
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