A Nigerian car dealer, Okechukwu Henry, has been stabbed to death by unknown assailants in South Africa.
President of Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), Ben Okoli, made this known in a letter to the Consul-General, Nigerian Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The letter which was seen on Saturday revealed that the Imo State-born car dealer was stabbed on Friday at about 4 pm.
Part of the statement said: “The late Henry, a car dealer who specialised in used cars, lived in Middleburg Mpumalanga Province.
“Earlier before his death, some two local guys had indicated interest to buy his car – a white VW polo.
“They had negotiated the price and agreed to buy; late Henry had produced all necessary documents to seal the deal when suddenly the local buyers said they wanted to test-drive the car first before paying.
“As they drove out, he suddenly realised that they were robbers as they demanded for the key of the car.
“They attacked him and stabbed him several times, they took the keys but could not manage to drive away the car.
“Their action attracted the attention of people around and they ran away with the keys without the car.”
The association called on the Nigerian Mission to urgently intervene.
“We no longer feel safe, we have become like a trophy hunted by all,” the statement said.
