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Blood on Uniforms (3): In Nigeria’s South-east, no justice for people killed during COVID-19 lockdown
At least 20 people were extra-judicially killed by security operatives during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria last year. 15 min read
In the third part of this series, Kemi Busari investigates the extra-judicial killings in South-eastern Nigeria during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown. Read the first part of the series
here, and the second part
When Chibuisi Okameme, a filling station attendant, left home for work on April 5, 2020, three dreams were his likely motivation: the need, in collaboration with his other siblings, to build a house for his ageing mum, the desire to get wedded to his fiancée soon and the burning aspiration to further his education which had stalled for a long time.
With the help of a soldier who incidentally was at the filling station at the time, the fleeing officers, attached to Ohuru-Isimiri Police Divisional Headquarters, were tracked down and mandated to provide medication for Chibuisi but it was late already.
He died shortly after being taken to Abia State Teaching Hospital, Aba.
Still on rough road to justice
Chibuisi’s elder brother, Kelechi Okameme, wedded on April 4. He was barely 24 hours into his honeymoon when he received the call announcing Chibuisi’s death.
A few months earlier, both siblings had drawn an estimate and agreed to commence a building project which they intended would benefit their mum.
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