Members of the Nigerian Affiliation of Manitoba have mourned the dying of 19-year-old Nigerian, Afolabi Stephen, who was killed by cops on December 31, 2023.
Whereas particulars of his dying stay sketchy, the Winnipeg, Manitoba police stated in a press release on its web site by way of Winnipeg.ca that its officers responded to a name a couple of younger man performing “creepy.”
Police famous that upon arrival, efforts to calm the younger man failed, resulting in the discharge of a firearm by police, finally resulting in his dying.
The assertion learn: “On December 31, 2023, at roughly 2:22 p.m., Winnipeg Police responded to an condominium suite within the first 100 block of College Crescent for a 911 name relating to a person behaving erratically. The caller suggested that the person could also be armed and that there have been different folks within the suite.
“When police arrived, they have been confronted by an armed man. Throughout this encounter, an officer discharged his firearm, putting the person. Officers offered quick medical care and ensured the well-being of all different events on scene. Nobody else was injured.
“The person was transported to hospital in essential situation and succumbed to his accidents.”
The Nigerian Affiliation in Manitoba, Canada, mourning his dying, in a press release signed by its President, Vera Keyede, prolonged condolences to the household of the deceased and urged the Nigerian neighborhood to stay calm as investigations proceed.
The assertion learn: “The Nigerian Affiliation of Manitoba wish to categorical its deepest concern and remorse over the unlucky incident involving the taking pictures that led to the dying of a Nigerian worldwide pupil, by the Winnipeg Police Service on December 31, 2023.
“We prolong our condolences to the deceased household and associates. We perceive the concern, frustration, disappointment and anxiousness this incident has precipitated inside our neighborhood. We request everybody to not have interaction in actions that will trigger any rigidity or hinder the investigation course of and the regulation.
“This can be a difficult time for all of us, we’d like the Nigerian neighborhood to stay calm and picked up whereas investigations are underway. We acknowledge the neighborhood's proper to hunt solutions and justice for any of our personal. NAMI is carefully monitoring the scenario and looking for steering on find out how to proceed.
“NAMI will proceed to supply updates as extra info turns into accessible to us. We prolong our assist to these straight or not directly affected by this unlucky incident and we can’t emphasize sufficient the necessity for solidarity in these difficult occasions.”
The PUNCH in a current report revealed that about 300 Nigerians have been extrajudicially killed overseas within the final seven years.
In 2022, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Fee, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, spoke about how Nigerians have been being killed in Northern Cyprus for no recognized cause.
Based on her, 13 Nigerians had been murdered in Northern Cyprus in six years with none answer.
