Nigerians and other African
nationals numbering about 200 blocked the National Highway 17 on the outskirts
of Goa capital in India today in protest of the death of a yet-to-be identified
Nigerian.
According to reports, the incident
happened when a gang descended at Parra where many Nigerians stay - in four and
two wheeler vehicles and attacked a group of Nigerians with weapons. Some of
the Nigerians were on bikes when they were attacked. One was hit with a dagger
severally that he breathed his last, while five others were injured in the
attack before the assailants fled from the scene.