Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested for m8rder of a fellow Nigerian in Pune, India.
The victim identified as Emeka Christian, 40, was allegedly m8rdered at an apartment in the Pisoli area of Pune in the early hours of Monday, January 12, 2026 after an altercation broke out between them over a Nigerian woman.
In the early hours of Monday, as the victim was leaving the flat, the accused allegedly followed him and bludgeoned him to d8ath in the building’s parking lot.
A first information report (FIR) of m8rder has been registered at the Kalepadal police station against three other Nigerian nationals.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajkumar Shinde said the m8rder was a fallout of a dispute related to a love affair.
According to the police, Emeka, along with a few other Nigerian nationals residing in Pune, had gone for dinner on Sunday night at the residence of a Nigerian woman, located in an apartment near the Dharmavat petrol pump in Pisoli.
“A prima-facie probe has revealed that one of the accused was in love with the Nigerian woman and often visited her. It is suspected that the deceased Emeka asked the woman to stay away from this accused. It led to a dispute, following which Emeka was attacked by the accused persons around 3 am on Monday,” said senior police inspector Mansing Patil of the Kalepadal police station.
Gift Utah, Vice President of the Nigerian Students Union in Pune, rushed to the spot after the incident and admitted Emeka to Ruby Hall Clinic in Wanavdi, where he d!ed while undergoing treatment, police said.
Meanwhile, a team from the Kalepadal police station launched a probe and booked three Nigerian nationals under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 103 (murder) and 3 (5).
Police suspect that the accused thrashed Emeka and attacked him with a hard object, leading to his d3ath.
Two accused identified as Jhonpol Obinna Moneke (40) and Nyanemeko Maduabuchi Oniya (43), were arrested while efforts are on to nab the third accused.
