A Thread of some of OUR FALLEN HEROES✊✊✊ killed by SARS over the years. If you are in doubt over this movement remember these names, as it could have be you or your loved ones. #EndSARS #EndSWAT
1. Emmanuel Egbo✊
Emmanuel Egbo is a 15-year-old boy killed by a police officer in Enugu on 25 September 2008. He was playing with his fellow children and was unarmed. #EndSARS #EndSWAT
2. Modebayo Awosika✊
Awosika was the man shot dead by a policeman in the early hours of 1 October, 2008 in his SUV at Lekki first roundabout, Lekki in Lagos. He was driving home after enjoying himself at a party when he met his untimely end. #EndSARS #EndSWAT
3. Godgift Ferguson✊|Tony Oruama✊|Harry Ataria✊
Godgift Ferguson 24, Tony Oruama 21 n Harry Ataria 26 wia arrested during a police raid in Port Harcourt alongside on their way to a burial n then killed in detention same day on d morning of 3rd July 2008. #EndSARS #EndSWAT
4. Chinedu Ani✊
By 3pm 1 August 2005, Chinedu Ani n his friend were shot after been tagged as armed robbed cos d asked a politician for financial support. They were kept
in the boot for hours till he bled to death by 6:15pm wen d reached d hospital #EndSARS #EndSWAT
5. Linda Igwetu✊
Miss Linda Angela Igwetu was meant to have passed out the nextday from her NYSC program after been shot 4th July 2018 on her way home after hanging out with friends in celebration on d eve of their NYSC passing out ceremony around 3am
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
6. Tina Ezekwe✊
Tina Ezekwe 17, was shot dead from a stray bullet by a drunk police officer on 28 May 2020 who was trying to arrest a driver that broke the lockdown curfew rules at Iyana Oworo area of Lagos.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
7. Daniel Adewuyi✊
Daniel Adewuyi Tella 27, a
graduate, was about to start
his NYSC. He was arrested on 7
February 2006 on his way home in Festac, Lagos. His
family say that the police took the money he had for
his NYSC and was tortured till he died #EndSARS #EndSWAT
8. Chima Ikwunado✊
A newly married mechanic, Chima Ikwunado, allegedly died under extreme torture in the hands of E-Crack squad domiciled at Mile One Police division in Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, close to end of December, 2019.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
9. Chukwuemeka Matthew✊
Student Chukwuemeka Matthew Onovo, aged 22, left his father’s
house in Enugu on the morning of 4 July 2008 and was shot and killed by the police on same day, when he didn't return home as told to Amnesty
International by his father.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
10. Chibuke Anams✊
Chibuike Anams 23, was sitting with 2 friends at a
guesthouse in Elimgbu, Rivers State, on 24 July 2009. When d police
raided d guest house, he attempted to escape n was shot n died
on d spot. His friends were arrested n later released.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
11. Christian Onuigbo✊
Christian Onuigbo, aged 28 and a father of one, died on 21 March
2009. Two days earlier, on 19 March, he was shot by the police while
parking his car in Jiwa, Federal Capital Territory. He spent the night at
Jiwa Police Station
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
12. Stephen Agbanyim✊|Chidi Odinauwa✊
Steven 29 n Chidi 26, wia arrested on 18 April 2009. The police
confirmed to their relatives that the 2 men were in police custody in Borokiri Police Station, Port
Harcourt and until now no one knows there wiaabouts.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
13. Chika Ibeku✊|Gabriel Ejor✊|Precious Odua✊|Johnson Nnaemeka✊
7 April 2009 d police stopped d car of Chika 29 Gabriel
29 Precious 27 and 2 others. Johnson 39 d car owner was also arrested n all transfered to SARS n till now no one knows their whereabouts
#EndSARS
#EndSWAT
14. Azuamaka Maduemago✊
Azuamaka 24,
was arrested in Onitsha on 20 August 2008. He was handed
over to SARS Awkuzu, Anambra State. He was denied access to a lawyer, medical care
and was not allowed to see his family. To date, his
wiabouts are unknown.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
15. Johnson Kolade✊
Johnson was killed on Sunday, March 31, 2019 when officers of the unit, led by Olalekan, were attempting to arrest another man because of his dreadlocks in the Mangoro area of the state.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
16. Femi Bello✊
Femi Bello had secured a contract 2 customize some T-Shirts 4 a party being organized in his school. Was arrested on 4th of Dec 2014 and his family was later told he has been killed while trying to escape https://www.thefavoredwoman.com/2014/12/11/extra-judicial-killing-help-get-justice4femi/
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
17. Tiamiyu Kazeem✊
Kazeem was killed on 22/02/2020 after he was hit by an oncoming car after being pushed out of a SARS vehicle conveying him to a police station on allegations of being a Yahoo Boy despite the player having proved his identity.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
18. Ifeoma Abugu✊
She was a graduate of the IMT, Enugu State.
She was arrested by the SARS on September 10 2020 when operatives stormed the residence of her fiancé, Adam Ugwunwa to arrest him instead, in Wumba village, Lokogoma. She died the next day.
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
19. Anita Akapson✊
She was 31 and had just returned home from overseas. She was shot in her Honda Accord car, for allegedly refused to alight when directed by the policeman who killed her on October 13 after her car tires wia shot at.
https://www.nairaland.com/4806465/anita-akapson-how-police-killed
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
20. Richard Gora✊
21-year-old Richard Gora, was a 200 level Architecture student at Kaduna State University and lived with his grandfather at Gonin-Gora, Kaduna South. He was tortured to death by SARS operatives
#EndSARS #EndSWAT
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/sars-operatives-torture-womans-only-child-to-death-over-phone/%3famp=1
These 20 cases are just few of the fallen heroes due to police brutality. The list is endless.
#EndSARS
#EndSWAT

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/AFR44/038/2009/en/
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