Killing of Nigerian street seller causes outrage in Italy

Alika Ogorchukwu beaten to death in broad daylight while onlookers stood by in far right-led Marche region

Video footage of a Nigerian street seller being attacked and killed in broad daylight in Italy has sparked a row over far-right parties' xenophobic tactics in the country's election campaign.

Alika Ogorchukwu, 39, was killed on Friday in the centre of Civitanova Marche, a beach town on the Adriatic Sea. According to Italian media reports and witnesses, the attack began after Ogorchukwu made insistent" requests to sell handkerchiefs and for pocket change".