Demola Aderinde began yesterday like any other, unaware that it would be his last. A few hours into the day, he was dead, shot at point blank range by a policeman identified as Segun Fabunmi, the DPO of Pen Cinema Police Station. We want to use this medium to offer our condolences to Demola's family, and to call for justice. We also want to strongly call for the reform of the Nigerian Police. The trigger-happy brutality is mind boggling to say the least.
Demola wasn't the only Nigerian murdered yesterday. In Kano another teenager was feared dead as protesters clashed with the police during protests against the removal of fuel subsidies. The government has ended up imposing a dusk to dawn curfew on the city.
Lagos was virtually brought to a stand still because of the protests, but it remains to be seen whether the protests can sustain, or what long term impact they will have given that some organisations are alleged to have insisted that their staff turn up for work come what may. And in a final twist to yesterday's tale, organised labour have said that they will sue the President and Inspector-General of Police over the deaths of protesters.
What we do know for sure, is that the strike is going on. For the moment that is...
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