Nigerian student Isaac Satlat, set to graduate next month, was abducted and brutally killed near Pretoria, sparking outrage among Nigerians over renewed attacks on foreigners.

A 22-year-old Nigerian student from Plateau State, Isaac Satlat, has been shot dead in South Africa, in a killing that Nigerians in the country fear signals a renewed wave of xenophobic violence targeting foreigners—particularly Nigerians.

The tragic incident was disclosed on Thursday by Charles Awuzie, a Nigerian resident in South Africa, who said Isaac was initially declared missing after he was abducted while driving his father’s vehicle in Moshongo Province, near Pretoria.

According to Awuzie, Isaac—whose father is a Christian missionary based in South Africa—was found dead two days later with multiple gunshot wounds. The young man was reportedly weeks away from graduating and had already made plans to relocate to Canada for further studies.

Isaac’s killing came just days after another Nigerian, Emeka Uzor, was reportedly shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg—an incident that has also drawn widespread condemnation.

Reacting to Isaac’s death, another Nigerian resident described the killing as “brutal and senseless,” claiming the student was shot more than 12 times after being kidnapped from his car. His body was later discovered in Moshongo, Attridgeville, not far from Pretoria, while the vehicle he was driving was reportedly vandalised.

The source further alleged that Isaac’s father collapsed after receiving the news and was hospitalised in Nigeria after his blood pressure reportedly spiked to a dangerous level.

The back-to-back killings have reignited concerns among Nigerians about their safety in South Africa, with many calling on Nigerian and South African authorities to urgently address what they describe as persistent hostility and violence against fellow Africans.