Gory pictures of the deceased, who was stabbed to death, were being circulated on social media on Saturday but the incident was said to have occurred the previous day.
Nigerians living in South Africa are still living in fear of possible xenophobic attacks but sources in the foreign country told Sunday Punch that Emeka’s killing was not connected with the recent attacks on foreign nationals in the country.
According to the sources, Emeka received a phone call before meeting up with his suspected killers, who stabbed him to death and took his car away.
Another source said Emeka was “stabbed to death in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, a suburb dominated by whites”.
President, Nigerian Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, confirmed the death but described it as an isolated incident.(Punch)