33-year-old Nigerian mechanic facing deportation for assaulting hotel owner in Italy

A 33-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has been arrested for beating up an hotel owner after stealing key to one of the rooms in Taranto, Italy.

Emmanuel Omozee, said to be a mechanic reportedly forced himself into the room without pay and threatened to deal with the owner if he challenged him.

He allegedly used chain and stick to inflict grievous injury on the body of the hotel owner who was later rescued by police.

Omozee who at the time of his arrest was under the influence of a substance suspected to be drug has been charged for aggravated personal injury, private violence, aggravated threat, violation of domicile and aggravated theft.

Omozee, who is currently cooling off at a prison in Taranto is also facing deportation.