Man hits 4-year old Nigerian to death in Abidjan

A four-year old Nigerian, Kennedy Nwariwe, has
been hit to death by a man suspected to
be insane in Portbouet, a sub-urban settlement of
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital.
The victim’s father, Mr Andrew Nwariwe, said the
incident happened in a church premises after the
boy left the auditorium to play with other kids
outside.
“I did not know that he has left the church hall, it
was when we heard noise outside that I saw it was
my child.
“With the assistance of some persons, we
immediately rushed him to the hospital where he
was confirmed dead,’’ he said.
According to eyewitnesses, the man, who attacked
the children, grabbed late Nwariwe’s two legs and
hit his head severally on a wall.
They said it took the intervention of some daring
youths to get the little boy off the man’s grip.
According to them, Nwariwe became instantly
lifeless while his head got seriously swollen due to
the attack.
Reacting on the incident, the President of the
Nigerian Community in Cote d’Ivoire, Mr Karrem
Nasiru, described it as unfortunate.
He urged Nigerians in the country to be mindful of
the movement of their children and wards in public
places.
“We are in a foreign land; we need to be careful, we
need to avoid putting our children and wards into
unnecessary dangers,’’ he said.