A Nigerian man identified simply as Chimezie has been shot dead by gunmen at a bar in the Durban area of South Africa.
The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday while the victim, who worked as a bartender, was attending to customers.
A source familiar with the incident told our correspondent via the telephone on Saturday that the attack was carried out by two yet-to-be-identified assailants.
According to the source, who pleaded anonymity for security reasons, the gunmen stormed the bar, walked straight to where Chimezie was standing, and opened fire on him.
“What we learnt was that Chimezie had just resumed work that evening and was busy attending to customers at the bar when two men walked up to him. They had barely spoken for a minute when one of them opened fire on him. He was shot multiple times, and then they ran out of the bar. During this period, other people in the bar had run for safety,” the source narrated.
Chimezie was said to have been found unresponsive and confirmed dead on the spot.
The source added that the killing might be connected to cult-related activities.
The development adds to the growing number of violent attacks and killings involving Nigerians in South Africa, many of which have been linked to drug and cult clashes.
A short video shared by Naija Confra, a platform known for exposing cult-related incidents, showed the deceased lying face down inside the bar.
According to the platform, the deceased reportedly moved from Johannesburg to work with someone in the state before securing a job at the bar.
Source: Punch News
