Kwame
February 2nd, 2009, 06:37 PM
One of my buddies sent me this in e-mail a few days ago, thought I should share.
On Sunday 18th January, 2009, Shefiu Salawudeen, A Nigerian was stabbed to death in the neck in a yet to be established motive in Lviv, Ukraine around 8pm while waiting at the busstop to board a bus. Calling on all Nigerians home and abroad to protest the killing of this young man who arrived in Ukraine 2001, married an Ukrainian and resided lawfully in Ukraine. He is survived by parents, sibblings, wife, one child and friends.
Nigerians are tired of being treated inhumanely. Enough of these beastly treatments and unwarranted brutalities! Nigerians reject being treated like dogs all over the world Nigerians from now onwards, must make non-Nigerians do one of two things, respect us or fear the consequences of a lack.
24hours after the incident, the representatives of Nigeria in Kiev, Ukraine, are still contemplating on what to do and ignoring calls from Nigerian citizens here. As they are constrained by bureaucracy protocol. But, again, thankfully, the rest of us, do not have those constraints and we are speaking out and we want the world to know that a Nigerian's life was illegally and violently ended in Ukraine.
By law we can not engage the system here and the police are requesting the presence of our embassy.
Protection and preservation of Nigerian citizens is the primary duty of the government of Nigeria, and therefore, Nigerian diplomats worldwide. This duty is sacrosanct.
All Nigerians, diplomats, entire hierarchy and levels of government in Nigeria must ensure, that the killers of any Nigerian do not go unpunished. Nigerians and Nigeria must draw a line in the sand regarding the sanctity of the lives of Nigerian citizens.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45122124532
I for one am beyond SICK of reading about the latest African being killed in Ukraine (or Eastern Europe for that matter)- something HAS to be done. :no:
What are your thoughts?
On Sunday 18th January, 2009, Shefiu Salawudeen, A Nigerian was stabbed to death in the neck in a yet to be established motive in Lviv, Ukraine around 8pm while waiting at the busstop to board a bus. Calling on all Nigerians home and abroad to protest the killing of this young man who arrived in Ukraine 2001, married an Ukrainian and resided lawfully in Ukraine. He is survived by parents, sibblings, wife, one child and friends.
Nigerians are tired of being treated inhumanely. Enough of these beastly treatments and unwarranted brutalities! Nigerians reject being treated like dogs all over the world Nigerians from now onwards, must make non-Nigerians do one of two things, respect us or fear the consequences of a lack.
24hours after the incident, the representatives of Nigeria in Kiev, Ukraine, are still contemplating on what to do and ignoring calls from Nigerian citizens here. As they are constrained by bureaucracy protocol. But, again, thankfully, the rest of us, do not have those constraints and we are speaking out and we want the world to know that a Nigerian's life was illegally and violently ended in Ukraine.
By law we can not engage the system here and the police are requesting the presence of our embassy.
Protection and preservation of Nigerian citizens is the primary duty of the government of Nigeria, and therefore, Nigerian diplomats worldwide. This duty is sacrosanct.
All Nigerians, diplomats, entire hierarchy and levels of government in Nigeria must ensure, that the killers of any Nigerian do not go unpunished. Nigerians and Nigeria must draw a line in the sand regarding the sanctity of the lives of Nigerian citizens.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45122124532
I for one am beyond SICK of reading about the latest African being killed in Ukraine (or Eastern Europe for that matter)- something HAS to be done. :no:
What are your thoughts?