[Family Of Nigerian Student Killed In Cyprus Demands Justice....]

Family Of Nigerian Student Killed In Cyprus Demands Justice....

Gabriel Soriwei

Leadership Newspaper

October 15, 2013

The family of a Nigerian student, Mr. Gabriel Soriwei, who was killed in the capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia, has cried out for justice in unravelling how their son died.

Gabriel, 20, was a first year student of Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the Cyprus International University, Nicosia, in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus when he was knocked down by a female driver on July 13, 2013.

In a letter by the father of the deceased, Mr. Patrick Soriwei, the family said that neither the Cypriot Police nor the university authorities nor the Nigerian Embassy in Cyprus has shown any desire to tell the family how their son died.

Mr. Patrick said: “First, neither the Cyprus International University nor the family of the woman who drove the car that killed Gabriel has found it necessary to at least write to the family to condole with us on the death of this young man who until his death was contributing to the economy of Cyprus by paying school fees as a foreign student.

“It is also unjust that the authorities of Cyprus are hiding the identity of the woman who killed our child from the family. The police authorities in Cyprus insisted that it was the practice in their country to ensure that such a person was shielded from the family of the victim.

“The police told the father of the deceased, Mr. Patrick Soriwei, during a visit to Nicosia that the Turkish woman lost control of the vehicle which knocked down Gabriel. It was however gathered that the woman was drunk even though we have no proof of it.  The police said that the woman was detained for three days and released.”

Also, he said that the school authorities simply sent Gabriel’s corpse as a cargo to be cleared and have failed to send his belongings back to Nigeria.

On the part of the Nigerian Embassy in Cyprus, Mr. Patrick said that the Embassy had ignored the matter but the Nigerian Mission in nearby Turkey managed to “send one Uche to the university to find out the cause of the death. The Mission has not rendered the necessary assistance in getting the police to write a report on his death. This delay in writing this report, we believe, is inspired by a plot to subvert the process of justice in this matter.”

Mr. Patrick disclosed that the family had written to President Goodluck Jonathan, the National Assembly, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish Embassy in Nigeria and other institutions in their search for justice.

“The life of a Nigerian child should be treated more decently than that of a stray animal. The situation doesn’t seem to be different in this case,” he concluded in his letter.

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Posted: at 15-10-2013 04:48 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Very sad indeed.... Just too young...

I can only imagine what the parents are going through....

May his soul "Rest in Peace"

Posted: at 15-10-2013 04:52 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

U can see d kind of govt we have. They are protecting their own but if its in nigeria dat they knock dat woman dead, d polic will first beat d guy blueblack b4 parading him in CNN and All cable network as if they achieve somethg.

Posted: at 15-10-2013 05:26 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Too bad, RIP young man.

Posted: at 15-10-2013 09:35 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

RIP

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:08 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Bad news. RIP

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:22 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

very sad..R.I.P

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:23 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie

justice have to be done   

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:37 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

too bad

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:45 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

#damn it.  RIP Gabie

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:48 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

Posted: at 15-10-2013 10:49 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

terrible, what a sad loss,, nigeria  would be the last country to stand up for her citizens,,, never!!!!!!!

Posted: at 15-10-2013 11:06 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Troubles associated with being a Nigerian

Posted: at 15-10-2013 01:34 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

So Sad! RIP!

Posted: at 15-10-2013 03:27 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

is really a pity the way nigerian government handle the case of their citizens abroad

Posted: at 15-10-2013 03:49 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

Too bad

Posted: at 15-10-2013 04:02 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

RIP

Posted: at 15-10-2013 04:12 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The Nigerian authority do not care for its citizens when they are alive why should they then show any care when you are dead!

Posted: at 15-10-2013 06:16 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

[reminds of my time @an underground Cypriot prison bunker @famagusta. Cypriots are 4kig beasts]

reminds of my time @an underground Cypriot prison bunker @famagusta. Cypriots are 4kig beasts

Posted: at 15-10-2013 06:29 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

bad

Posted: at 15-10-2013 09:53 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

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