Father Of Minor Killed In Owerri Market Protest Demands Justice

There has been commotion in Owerri the capital city of Imo state after a 10-year-old boy was shot dead during a protest. The father of the 10-year-old boy has recently demanded justice from the government.
The bereaved father, narrating the incident said his son came to help him pack his goods out of the shop when some soldiers shot him dead. He had said, “I told my little son to come and assist me remove my goods from the shop before the people demolishing the market got to the place. “When we were crossing the road, we all raised our hands up but these soldiers just drove by and opened fire and shot my son in the head. “The bullet hit him in the eye and came out from the back of his head and he fell and died. “I want justice. I don’t want the killers of my son to go unpunished. He was just a little boy, he was not armed. I don’t know if I can bear this,” he said.