Luke Afoso, elder brother of the 29-year-old Oyegwu Anasala Afoso, allegedly shot dead by Nigerian Army personnel in the wake of a protest embarked upon
by youths in the Afokpella community in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, has called for the prosecution of the soldiers involved.
“This matter is beyond us. But It’s my wish for the soldiers involved in my brother’s killing to be charged to court and prosecuted but I don’t think we will get it because of the corrupt Nigeria system, and nobody is standing for us,” he said. “It was after we got approval that we embarked on the protest. My brother was not even around that day. Before we realised what was happening, some youths sponsored by BUA and Dangote started attacking us. As if that was not enough, the military came with Armour tanks and started shooting at everybody.”
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