NIDCOM MOURNS NIGERIAN STUDENT KILLED BY POLICEMEN IN CANADA
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, mourned the death of a 19-year-old Nigerian student, Afolabi Stephen, allegedly killed in Manitoba, Canada.
Reports says that Stephen was allegedly killed by policemen on December 31, 2023, in Manitoba, Canada.
Though the details of his death are still sketchy, the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department, in a statement posted on its website via Winnipeg.ca, said its officers responded to a call about a young male who was acting “erratically”.
The police noted that upon arrival, efforts to calm the young man proved abortive, which led to the discharge of a firearm by the police leading to his death.
However, Dabiri-Erewa, in a condolence message issued by the Director of Media and Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, promised that justice would be served.
She said, “We are in touch with the Nigerian mission in Ottawa, who have the assurances of the Canadian authorities that investigations into the unfortunate incident have begun and will be thorough.
‘We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Afolabi and pray unto God to allow his gentle and innocent soul to rest in perfect peace.
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