B00M: Why Nigerians Are Protesting In South Africa | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Jun 15, 2021
Nigerians in South Africa on Tuesday, June 15, staged a protest over the alleged killing of a 30-year-old man, by a South African police officer.
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The victim, Stanley Igwe, an indigene of Amandugba village, in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, was reportedly killed by a police officer in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, on Sunday, June 6.
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The President-General, Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), Mr Ben Okoli who spoke on phone to NAN from Johannesburg, confirmed that the protest followed Igwe's alleged killing.
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"All hell broke loose at Newcastle Police Station, in KwaZulu -Natal, when a group of Nigerian men stormed the police station demanding justice for their fallen brother.
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"The Nigerian men claimed that one of the police officers from the Newcastle Police Station killed a Nigerian man, unprovoked.
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"The Nigerian diplomatic mission in South Africa is currently handling the situation to resolve the issue amicably" Okoli said.
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— Faith Ukanwa