Alika Ogorchukwu, a
Nigerian, has been beaten to death in Civitanova Marche city in the Province of
Macerata, Marche region of Italy.
According to Al Jazeera,
the 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.
Matteo Luconi, the police investigator, 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.
The police have arrested a man identified as Filippo Claudio
Giuseppe Ferlazzo, based on the camera footage.
He was apprehended on suspicion of murder and theft of the
victim’s phone.
Daniel Amanza, head of the association for immigrants in the
Marche region’s Macerata province (ACSIM), said Ogorchukwu — who was married
with two children — 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.
Nigerian Embassy in Rome said it is currently collaborating
with relevant Italian authorities to ensure justice and to provide succour to
the deceased’s family.
The murder of the Nigerian has kindled a wave of protests
and outbursts across Italy.
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