A Nigerian man who was based in the United States was recently killed when he returned home.

The The US-based man was killed by the Abia vigilante he employed to keep him safe. Pictures of him have now emerged.

The man, identified as Enyinnaya Mark Ogbonna, is said to have returned to Nigeria to invest and was building a gas station.

He hired a member of the Abia State vigilante group, Okorie Chukwuma, as a security guard.

However, Chukwuma is said to have shot Enyinnaya dead, buried him in a shallow grave, and absconded with his Toyota Venza.

Okorie Chukwuma

He was caught in Port Harcourt, while allegedly trying to sell the car, and was paraded by the Rivers State Police Command.

Friends have gone online to mourn Mark Ogbonna.