Mother Pleads for Son's Body Six Years After #EndSARS Killing
The mother of a journalist killed during Nigeria's #EndSARS anti-police brutality protests six years ago is still pleading for her son's body to be released for burial. Her ongoing fight highlights the quest for justice for victims of the protests.
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‘Give us his body to bury’: a mother’s six-year fight for justice for son killed in Nigeria’s anti-police protests
Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist, was allegedly shot while covering the #EndSars demonstrations in 2020. His body has never been released and no one has been held responsible Sitting in her family’s two-bedroom apartment on a sweltering Sunday afternoon, Bosede Onifade says she is tired of waiting for news about her son. Pelumi Onifade has been missing for six years. The last time his mother saw him was on the morning of 24 October 2020. An intern with a Nigerian news channel, the 20-year-o...
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By Ayobami Okerinde Six years after the death of her son during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, Bosede Onifade has appealed to authorities to release his body for burial after a coroner’s inquest confirmed his identity through DNA evidence. Pelumi Onifade, then a 20-year-old mass communication student and intern with Gboah TV, disappeared on October 24, […] The post ‘Let us bury him,’ mother of slain #EndSARS journalist pleads six years later appeared first on Vanguard News.
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