{"id":237081,"date":"2022-12-23T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=237081"},"modified":"2022-12-23T20:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:05:08","slug":"nigerian-man-dies-after-allegedly-being-attacked-by-taxi-drivers-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/12\/23\/nigerian-man-dies-after-allegedly-being-attacked-by-taxi-drivers-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian man dies after allegedly being attacked by taxi drivers in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Nigerian national identified as Chinwuko Ugochukwu Augustine, has died after he was allegedly attacked by taxi drivers in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the sad incident occurred on December 9, 2022 when taxi drivers attacked some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/23\/two-nigerian-nationals-arrested-in-libya-for-allegedly-killing-a-foreigner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigerian nationals<\/a> in Benoni, a town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province.<\/p>\n<p>The victims were allegedly whipped with sjamboks and machetes in front of the police station, leaving them with serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Chinwuko sustained multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/12\/15\/south-african-police-officer-disarmed-stabbed-and-shot-dead-by-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stab<\/a> wounds during the attack and was rushed to Glenwood Hospital where he died on Wednesday, December 21.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237085 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1284\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-2.jpeg 1284w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-2-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-2-1024x676.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-2-768x507.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Angered by the death, a group of Nigerians and other African nationals gathered outside the Benoni Police Station on Wednesday night to protest the killing.<\/p>\n<p>The group demanded that the police launch a manhunt for the victim\u2019s killer.<\/p>\n<p>Police were forced to use rubber bullets to disperse the crowd outside the station.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237086 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1599\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-3.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/kunlenet07\/2022\/12\/23\/Chinwuko-Ugochukwu-Augustine-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gauteng police spokesperson, Colonel Noxolo Kweza, confirmed that they are investigating a case of murder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one has been arrested as yet, but a docket has been opened pending investigation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are calling on anyone with information that could help police on the whereabouts of the suspect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Consulate General of Nigeria in a statement on Wednesday, advised Nigerians in Benoni to take precautionary measures moving around the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237087 aligncenter\" 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It was gathered that the sad incident occurred on December 9, 2022 when taxi drivers attacked some Nigerian nationals in Benoni, a town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province. 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