Source: Africa Publicity
At least two more Nigerian citizens have allegedly been killed in South Africa amid recent xenophobic attacks.
Spokesperson of Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, confirmed the killings in a statement issued on Sunday, July 5, 2026.
Ebienfa identified the murdered Nigerians as Emeka Charles Iroegbu and Musa Yunana Joe.
According to Ebienfa, the two Nigerians were both killed on the same day.
Ebienfa says Iroegbu was reportedly killed by Tshwane Metro police officers who used gruesome interrogation techniques on him, adding that the incident happened on June 28, 2026 in Sunnyside, Pretoria.
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the same officers were allegedly responsible for the extra-judicial killing of another Nigerian identified as Nnaemeka Mathew Andrew Ekpenyong whose case is still pending.
Ebienfa indicated that “No arrests have been made, even though the four officers involved are known to the South African Police Service (SAPS).”
Joe, the second citizen, popularly known as Big Joe, was reportedly killed in front of his shop in Witbank, Mpumalanga. His killers have yet to be identified, says Ebienfa.
