Members of pro-democracy groups, OurMumuDonDo Movement and Concerned Nigerians, visited the family of Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, the 10-year old boy shot dead by the police during the forceful eviction of traders from the demolition scene of Ekwe Uku Market, Owerri, Imo State. The eviction and demotion were ordered by Mr. Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo State.

In a statement issued after the visit, members of the two groups said Somtochukwu's killing is a symptom of how the country's political leaders use state apparatus and resources to oppress the poor, relieve them of their belongings and kill them when they resist.

"The murder of this 10-year-old child, the future and hope of his family, and indeed this nation, is unacceptable. This state of affairs where the Nigerian political elite murder Nigerians cannot be allowed to continue. We call on President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to his oath of office to secure the lives of Nigerians by ordering an investigation of the circumstances of this little child's death," the groups said in the statement.

The statement was jointly signed by Messrs. Deji Adeyanju, Convener, Concerned Nigerians; Adebayo Raphael, National Secretary, OurMumuDonDo Movement; and Professor  Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission.

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