The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided the latest
update on how Ogorchukwu Alika, a physically-challenged Nigerian street vendor,
was murdered by a man in Italy.
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a video post via her Twitter handle on Wednesday
morning, said the late Alika was allegedly beaten to death by an Italian man,
using the clutches of the physically-challenged Nigerian.
Dabiri-Erewa also commended the Nigerian community in Italy
and the Italians, who have rallied around to support and raise funds for the
late Alika’s family since his death.
Recall that the Nigerian Embassy, Rome, Italy,
on July 30 confirmed that Alika was gruesomely murdered, promising to ensure
justice was served.
“The case of Alika Ogochukwu that was gruesomely murdered in
Italy is a very pathetic one,” Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
“Alika was a physically challenged person that was beaten up
just like that and the guy who beat him up to death used the crutches he was
using to walk.
“The culprit has been arrested by the Italian police. As I
speak with you, the Nigerian embassy and the Italian authorities are holding a
series of meetings and Alika has a lawyer who will be working with the Nigerian
mission and ensure justice is served in this case.
“So far, the Nigerian mission has the full cooperation of
the Italian authorities and they are also seeking that his wife should be
compensated with a job so that she can continue to fend for the family and
according to the Nigerian mission, they are working very well with the Italian
authorities and we are optimistic that justice will be served and the wife will
be adequately compensated at least with a job to keep her going.
“We want to also commend the Nigerians community in Italy
and Italians who came out in large numbers to raise funds to support the wife
and her family, so we really commend them for that and we will be on the case
to ensure that Alika doesn’t die in vain.”
Dabiri-Erewa also gave an update on the gruesome murder of
two young Nigerians, Tosin Amos Arowoshegbe and Chibueze Momoh, who were shot
dead at a Canadian nightclub while working as guards.
The NiDCOM boss said the Canadian authorities have
identified a suspect and were working on getting to the cause of the
unfortunate incident.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com