Exclusive: Curfew in Brazil as Another Nigerian is Killed by Suspected Mafia Gang

From Adeyinka Olaiya, Sao Paulo, Brazil/

 

Brazilian police authorities have declared a curfew in a Sao Paulo community after a suspected mafia gang pumped five bullets into a young Nigerian identified as Chizoba.

“Four Brazilian guys approached him and asked everybody present to give gap as their intention was only against Chizoba. He was shot five times,” a source told NewsmakersNG.

The killing of Chizoba, from Anambra State, occurred less than 24 hours after another Nigerian, identified as Chike, stabbed his kinsman, Elochukwu, to death in Brazil.

NewsmakersNG’s investigations revealed that Chizoba was attacked at a place called Guaianazes, on a street in Sao Paulo, when he allegedly crossed the line in the territory controlled by a drug trafficking gang.

The source also told NewsmakersNG: “Chizoba was earlier involved in a group fight with some members of the Brazilian mafia gang and a Brazilian was killed. They have used the killing to warn Nigerians in drug deals that the area belongs to them and nobody can sell or deal in such things without being part of their mafia gang called PCC.”

Chizoba, who appeared to be in his 30s was killed near the area where Elochukwu was stabbed to death on August 22, 2018.

 

Reports by Adeyinka Olaiya,

Editor-at-Large, NewsmakersNG

Sao Paulo, Brazil

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