An Italian criminologist and psychiatrist, Alessandro Meluzzi, has linked the brutal murder and dismemberment of an Italian girl Pamela Mastropietro, (18) to the Nigerian Mafia which has established itself as one of the main drugs suppliers it Italy.
Nigerian criminals have become primary suppliers of hard drugs on Italian streets on the last decade, especially since the influx of the migrant crisis which has seen hundreds of thousands make the journey from Africa to Europe across the Mediterranean.
A Nigerian migrant has been arrested and charged with the murder of Mastropietro and Mr Meluzzi has stated that the horrific dismemberment of victims is a hallmark of the Nigerian mafia.
Meanwhile, five Nigerian migrants have been shot and wounded in the city of Macerata, where the Ms Mastropietro was killed, and the shootings are claimed to be in revenge for the killing and spate of crimes attributed to African migrants.