Bad Governance Protest: Family of 25-year-old man k!lled in Kano cries out for justice

One of the families who lost loved ones during the ongoing nationwide protest in Kano State has demanded justice.  

According to the Daily Trust, at least eight people were reported k!lled during clashes between security agents and protesters in the Rijiyar Lemo and Kurnar Asabe areas in Fagge Local Government Area on Saturday, August 3. 

Bashir Muhammad Lawan, 25, was among those k!lled when protesters at Rijiyar Lemo, along Katsina Road, clashed with policemen. 

The bereaved family of Bashir, mourning his d@ath, told the publication that their son was k!lled while he was struggling for his rights as a Nigerian citizen.

Malam Muhammad Lawal, Bashir’s father, recounted that his son was k!lled just fifteen minutes after leaving home to join the protest.

He added that several other young people, including women and children, were allegedly shot by the police on the same day.

“He was out there with other people on the road holding placards during the protest, which was peaceful until around Zuhr time when security agents came to disperse them. They were shouting ‘bama yi, bama yi’ (to hell with you), and then the security started shooting, and consequently, my son was hit,” the father recalled. 

According to some relatives of the deceased, the police started shooting live bullets when the crowd of protesters began booing them.

Khadija Bala, Bashir’s elder sister, said he was running to take cover when he was hit by bullets

“They were only protesting but were labelled ‘yan daba’ (thugs). So poor people have no right to demand their rights? We want justice for him,” sobbing Khadija Bala said.