By Biola Lawal
Abuja (Flowerbudnews): Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has lamented the death of 19-year old Nigerian student, Afolabi Stephen, who was allegedly killed in Manitoba, Canada on December 31.
(Deceased Afolabi Stephen)
Dabiri-Erewa, who received the news of Stephen’s death with shock, described the killing as wicked, promising that justice would be served in the matter, a statement by NIDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun disclosed.
In the condolence message, the NIDCOM Boss said; “We are in touch with the Nigerian mission in Ottawa who have the assurances of the Canadian authorities that investigations into the unfortunate incident has begun and will be thorough”.
‘We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Afolabi and pray unto God to allow his gentle and innocent soul to rest in perfect peace”.
Reports had it that 19-year-old Nigerian, Afolabi Stephen, was allegedly killed by policemen on December 31, 2023 in Manitoba, Canada.
Though the details of his death were still sketchy, the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department, in a statement posted on its website via Winnipeg.ca, said its officers responded to a call about a young male who was acting “erratically”.
The police noted that upon arrival, efforts to calm the young man proved abortive which led to the discharge of a firearm by the police which ultimately led to his death. (Flowerbudnews)
