French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a 27-year old man, fatally shot by a rubber bullet during riots on Saturday July 1, the Marseille prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday July 4. It comes amid the civil unrest across France after a 17-year-old boy , Nahel Merzouk, was separately shot dead at point-blank range by a policeman during a traffic stop in a Parisian suburb last week. Thousands have been arrested in the week …
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Former Minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has thrown his weight behind DCP Abba Kyari, who has been indicted in the Hushpuppi fraud case by the U.S government. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, Abba Kyari, a high-ranking Nigerian police officer who has received multiple honours, was one of six people indicted over an elaborate scheme to defraud a Qatari businessperson of more than $1 million, masterminded by celebrity fraudster, Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas. Read here Femi …
A woman took to Twitter to praise a white man who came to her rescue when she ran out of gas while on a highway. She said she was shocked when a white man pulled over to help her. She added that she never expected help from someone like him and was wary at first. But he told her that he didn’t want the police messing with her so he had to stop. The man then went out …
A group of white police officers and other civilians in Cary, North Carolina, came together to wash the feet of black protesters while asking for forgiveness for years of racism. In a video shared online by Fabiola Doissaint, the white members of the community are seen cleaning the feet of black religious leaders, while a man says a prayer into a megaphone to repent for their sins and historical involvement in slavery and oppression against African-Americans. The man holding the megaphone, while …
An elderly man, 75, hit his head on the floor and started bleeding after cops shoved him during a protest in New York. The incident happened on Thursday, June 4, following protests in Buffalo, New York, and the incident was captured on video. In the video shared online, the 75-year-old man is seen falling backwards and hitting his head on the steps of Buffalo City Hall after he was pushed by police. Initially, it was claimed that he …
Terrifying footage has emerged showing the moment numerous cops drew guns on a young Black man in the presence of his family and his 90-year-old grandmother. The 21-year-old Black man was visibly scared when several Texas cops pulled guns on him and repeatedly screamed, “Show me your hands” even though he was already showing them his hands. The incident happened on May 16 in Midland, Texas, but video of the arrest started circulating recently. It’s going viral now following George Floyd’s death …