Nationwide Protest: Family of 25-year-old man killed in Kano cries out for justice

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Amid the ongoing nationwide protests, a household successful Kano State is calling for justness pursuing the decease of their 25-year-old lad during the protest, which turned convulsive with information forces.

The tragic incidental occurred connected Saturday, August 3, successful the Rijiyar Lemo and Kurnar Asabe areas of Fagge Local Government Area, wherever astatine slightest 8 radical mislaid their lives.

According to Daily Trust reports, the confrontation began erstwhile protesters successful Rijiyar Lemo, situated on Katsina Road, clashed with constabulary officers.

Among the victims was Bashir Muhammad Lawan, a 25-year-old man, who was fatally changeable during the unrest.

His family, profoundly grieving his loss, recounted the harrowing details of the event.

Malam Muhammad Lawal, Bashir’s father, revealed that his lad had lone been retired of the location for 15 minutes earlier joining the protest.

“He was retired determination with different radical connected the roadworthy holding placards during the protest, which was peaceful until astir Zuhr clip erstwhile information agents came to disperse them. They were shouting ‘bama yi, bama yi’ (to hellhole with you), and past the information started shooting, and consequently, my lad was hit,” the heartbroken begetter said.

According to him, the concern escalated erstwhile the assemblage started shouting ‘bama yi, bama yi’ (to hellhole with you) arsenic constabulary intervened.

Witnesses and relatives assertion that the constabulary responded with unrecorded ammunition aft the protesters began booing them.

Khadija Bala, Bashir’s elder sister, described the tragic moment, she said;

“He was trying to instrumentality screen erstwhile helium was struck by bullets. They were protesting peacefully but were branded arsenic ‘yan daba’ (thugs). Poor radical should not beryllium denied their close to protest. We request justness for Bashir.”

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