The Abia State Government condemns the death of Nigerian citizen Chika Ibe in South Africa and calls for justice. Both reports state that Ibe, an indigene of Lokpaukwu in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, dies after he is assaulted by members of the South African Police Service in Cape Town. The state government describes the incident as brutal and expresses outrage over Ibe’s killing. It demands that South African authorities investigate and ensure accountability for those involved. In addition, the Abia government urges the federal government to take action, while also calling for an end to xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians in South Africa. The reports present the incident as occurring on Wednesday, July (the Daily Post specifies Wednesday, July), and frame Abia’s response as both a condemnation of the killing and a demand for protective and diplomatic measures to prevent similar incidents.