Dabiri-Erewa condemns alleged killing of a Nigeria Footballer by Police in UK

Oru Leonard

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission
(NIDCOM) has condemned in strong terms the alleged killing of a Nigerian
Footballer, Kelvin Igweani, by the UK police.

Igweani who is believed to be a Nigerian Footballer was shot dead by
officers who attended a call out to a house where a child was found with
serious injuries.

NIDCOM boss in a statement by Head of Media, Abdur-Rahman Balogun,
described the incident as very unfortunate, and sad.

Dabiri-Erewa called on the UK government for a thorough and proper
investigation to be carried out on the incident.

She condoled with the family of the deceased and the Nigerian
communities in the UK by praying unto God to rest the soul of the
departed.

In a statement by the Thames Valley Police, officers were called to a
property in Two Mile Ash North- West Milton Keynes on June 26 and made a
forced entry after acting on information from a witness.

Inside, they found a man in his 30s who was latter confirmed dead and a
young child with serious injuries.

They also found the Nigerian Footballer Kelvin Igweani who it was
understood officers deployed taser before shots were fired at him which
led to his death.