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A 34-year-old furniture maker, Emmanuel Samuel, was allegedly shot by trigger-happy policemen at a football viewing centre in Abuja, where he went to watch the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England. The football enthusiast later died. His sister, Veronica Samuel, accuses the police of frustrating the family’s quest for justice, in this interview with GODFREY GEORGE
Who are you to Emmanuel Samuel that was shot at an Abuja football viewing centre during the Euro 2020 final? Emmanuel Samuel is my younger brother. He was killed by police officers in Abuja when he went to watch the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England. He was 34 years old. I am the firstborn of the family; he is the third.No, I was not. I was in Kaduna, where I am based. He lived in Abuja. He was a furniture maker.My other younger brother, Hosea Samuel, called me the following day after the incident, July 10, 2021, to tell me what had happened. The call came at about 6am.
The police said it was impossible for one of their men to shoot anybody who was not a criminal. The youths became aggressive at some point at the station. They told the officers to come with them and stay with Emmanuel at the hospital if they felt he was a criminal, but they should save his life first. After much ado, the officers at the Gwa-Gwa Police Station referred them to another nearby hospital in Gwa-Gwa. There, they treated him unprofessionally.They said they stitched his legs.
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