Nigerians in Italy are protesting about the brutal killing of a Nigerian Alika Ogorchukwu in Marche region of Italy by an italian in broad daylight with shocked bystanders watching and doing nothing about it.
The Nigerian Embassy in Rome said it is collaborating with relevant Italian authorities to ensure justice and provide succor to Ogorchukwu’s family.
Alika Ogorchukwu’s death was followed by a wave of protests across Italy.
Al Jazeera reported that Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old physically challenged vendor, was attacked at his stall by a “32-year-old from Salerno” on Friday.
The assailant grabbed the vendor’s crutch and struck him down. He wrestled the supine victim in broad daylight with several surveillance cameras recording.
He was apprehended on suspicion of murder and theft of the victim’s phone.
Police investigator Matteo Luconi said the attacker repeatedly struck the Nigerian with his bare hands, causing his death.
The aggressor went after the victim, first hitting him with a crutch. He made him fall to the ground, then he finished, causing the death, striking repeatedly with his bare hands,” he said.
Daniel Amanza, head of the association for immigrants in the Marche region’s Macerata province (ACSIM) disclosed that Ogorchukwu was married with two children.
Amanza said Ogorchukwu resorted to selling goods on the street after he was struck by a car and lost his job as a labourer due to his injuries.
