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Sunday, 11 October 2015

New video shows how Nigerian student was kicked & beaten in jail leading to his death (photos)

22yr old Nigerian student Matthew Ajibade, (pictured right) died in police custody after he was kicked and beaten by police during a booking process where he was said to be combative and fought back. (read previous story here). And last week, during a trial of the case, shocking footage taken inside the Georgia jail where Matthew was booked showed him being kicked and punched in the head during the fight with police officer. He was left alone in restraints for an hour-and-a-half after the violence, at which point he was found dead. See the photos after the cut...
 
Ajibade was arrested on domestic violence charges on New Years day 2015 when the incident happened. In the video, Ajibade could be seen arguing with the police officers who call for back off. One officer tried to tackle him to the ground and Ajibade resisted. As she tried to taser him, Ajibade grabbed the taser and that was when another officer attacked him. The officer is seen in the video kicking the back of Ajibade's head at which point he stopped resisting. The police officer then used the taser on the Nigerian student and then handcuffed him. He was left there for an hour and a half and when they went back to check on him, he was found dead.

The three former jail employees, who battled with him are now in trial charged over his death. They were charged for policy and procedure violations that prosecutors say contributed to Ajibade's death.

72 comments:

Davido's driver said...

Man's inhumanity

seyi crown said...

RIP to the dead....the officer use rot in jail




Seyilicious

@sugarcassie said...

*deep sigh# may he RIP... if not for our country's bad economy why would people leave their home (country) to be treated like(as) slaves in foreign country...

Anonymous said...

Man inhumamity to man....He went to obodo oyibo to committ domestic violence and then violently died...what a colossal waste. if you live in civilized society plz be civil otherwise stay here where we manage all kinds of kolomental mbok

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

For wat na?

Unknown said...

What a waste of human life. Evil people.

STERN said...

Wtf? Those employers deserve to be killed too.

Unknown said...

Too bad! becos he is black?

Anonymous said...

Man inhumamity to man....He went to obodo oyibo to committ domestic violence and then violently died...what a colossal waste. if you live in civilized society plz be civil otherwise stay here where we manage all kinds of kolomental mbok

Anonymous said...

Man inhumamity to man....He went to obodo oyibo to committ domestic violence and then violently died...what a colossal waste. if you live in civilized society plz be civil otherwise stay here where we manage all kinds of kolomental mbok

Unknown said...

Just negodu racism at its peak.
~D great anonymous!

Anonymous said...

This is BAD! Our Senators n Reps ve to follow this up quickly if they truly ve Nigerian pple interest at heart as they claim.
They shud set up a committee to follow up on the police officers.

Unknown said...

I hope they prosecute them, and not cover up this injustice. May his soul continue to RIP....Amen.





























#TeamBlessed#

Anonymous said...

As a minority in America, one must always bear in mind that thr police will not hesitate to eff u up.

Too sad

Unknown said...

Nawa oooh
All because he was a black man .

hrm paul ojeih said...

Linda d guys will b jailed for manslaughter dey will get 15years dey will do 7 years and get out d police will pay couple of millions to d deceased family but thru it all it won't bring Ajibade back one lesson I want us to learn cops trys to cuff u let dem do it. Cops wants to hull ur ass to jail let dem don't not resist. Nigeria police and america cops are d same folks just be humble and go with dem so dat u don't wind up dead a dead man can nevr com bak

Anonymous said...

such a shame and disheartening...

Unknown said...

there should be a law suit





Aunty linda.......

AC£S said...

"They were charged for policy and procedure violations that prosecutors say contributed to Ajibade's death"....... just imagine, they should be charged for murder

Anonymous said...

why why

an-g said...

They should pay with there lifes

an-g said...

They should pay with there lifes

Anonymous said...

I know the cops are animals. We all know this so why get into a fight with them?? Is it worth your life?? Black men and their ego. May his soul Rest in Absolute Peace

Unknown said...

From the picture looks like the black police officer did the stomping to his head.

Unknown said...

Procedure violation ma foot they killed the young man even a black police ws there wen all this ws goin down

Juliet Iwobi said...

Too bad Shocking Video/Pix: Abuja runs girl allegedly slept with a politician for N300k & found worms in her private part after [Very Graphic]

knowurway.com said...

They should sentence them to death two.

knowurway.com said...

They should sentence them to death two.

Unknown said...

Those guys are just racist

Unknown said...

Handsome dude, What a Loss :( http://tontodikeblog.blogspot.com.ng

marvellous said...

Oya clap for urselves

Unknown said...

Whyte pple r jst so hrtless











Lib freak

Unknown said...

So sad! Rest on Matthew....

Maye73 said...

Good for them. This white are so full of themselves and can really do wickedness.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Rip to his soul...
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

It is well

Jules said...

So sad! Some people can be so wicked...RIP to the poor guy

Unknown said...

He shouldn't have struggled with them on their own Turf.
Z did some silly ish some years back n NPF taught me some bitter lesson that is berra imagined.
Still screaming Fuck the Police though.

yawanow said...

sad. I'm glad justice will take its course of action. May his soul rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

I dont know why the whites dont have regard for the life of a black man. They simply dont have any respect for the black or dark skin race.

Anonymous said...

I dont know why the whites dont have regard for the life of a black man. They simply dont have any respect for the black or dark skin race.

Anonymous said...

I'm so angry with all the racism against blacks that I'm about to be a racist against these useless white pigs. And see that idiot black officer there

Anonymous said...

If only he had not gotten aggressive... But these officers are wicked

Anonymous said...

Wickedness in d highest order.......i pray justice prevail.....Rip to d dead

Unknown said...

They should also show them the way to prison with hard labour to follow.

Anonymous said...

Good. They should be brought to justice. The guy is a small boy for christ sake. How can u use all your power on a small fragile boy? They did not even suspect that the boy may have mental disorder. The police involved should be sacked. Smtchew

Black Belle said...

They killed him.. sad!

Anonymous said...

I am not taking sides, but the sooner we blacks starts respecting ourselves the better.... It's usually one black brother or the other... Dude we can never be white, go to school, get a job and stay the hell outta trouble

Anonymous said...

If this video didn't come out, people would have bashed him that he was a trouble maker. In the same light, Linda you wrote about my friend stealing while on vacation. She was acquitted and has come back to hateful messages and comments on her Facebook. She is suffering from all you bloggers profit. It's soooo not fair. Not fair especially since she was acquitted.

Unknown said...

Hmmmmm. Am speechless but needless to say he is d cause and architect of his death. RIP to him.

Unknown said...

Nigeria should do something about it please

nkemamaka said...

And we keep running to where we are not wanted. It's well

nkemamaka said...
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lami said...

Sad. Where is the respect for human lives.

Anonymous said...

Poor child

Anonymous said...

I don't think its a matter of ego but of ptide . pride that every human should have. You should treat everyone like a human being. If you don't have anything that you would sacrifice your life....that's your own cup of tea. Don't reduce someones value system to ego. We all know white Americans do not like to see the strength of a black man. Why do you think men and women are fighting for in Syria? Ego?

Anonymous said...

Amrican and Britain are the one's accusing countries of human right abuses, yet police brutalities on citizens in their countries (especially in USA) are not tamed human right abuses. A documentary I saw some weeks maintaind that a black person is murdered every 31 mins in the USA and yet USA is not found in the human right abuses watch list. It's only in Nigeria that they sing like birds when cases like Mathews above is on front page. Shame on them. I hope the parents of Mathew gets justice.

Anonymous said...

Amrican and Britain are the one's accusing countries of human right abuses, yet police brutalities on citizens in their countries (especially in USA) are not tamed human right abuses. A documentary I saw some weeks maintaind that a black person is murdered every 31 mins in the USA and yet USA is not found in the human right abuses watch list. It's only in Nigeria that they sing like birds when cases like Mathews above is on front page. Shame on them. I hope the parents of Mathew gets justice.

Unknown said...

Dint u guys hear "bipolar disorder"? Ajibade was diagnosed with bipolar disorder three years ago and was having a medical emergency at the time of his arrest and confinement... m sure the police dint pay attention to all dat b4 attacking him I pray they pay for his death.

Anonymous said...

Oh shut up, the 3 cops on trial are 2 blacks and 1 white. This is about police brutality and not race. Got it

Anonymous said...

Not because he is black. But because he resisted arrest. This is not about race it's about police brutality

Juleslouis said...

*long sigh* may he rest in peace

Anonymous said...

It's unfortunate that he lost his life but he shouldn't have resisted arrest. Georgia isn't Nigeria where you resist arrest and possibly beat up the police and yell at them 'do you know who I am..? Do you know who father is?

Anonymous said...

loud mouthed Nigerians........ learn to chill, read things fall apart- okonkwo Vs Onuoha...

lilian said...

This is total injustice, the policemen should be sentence to death

Anonymous said...

Looks like Wells Fargo employee. It is well!

Anonymous said...

this incident happened since june, why u jst reporting this?

Anonymous said...

this incident happened since june, why u jst reporting this?

TAMARA SPLASH said...

WTF

***Lush said...

Often, people who take anti-psychotic drugs end up becoming truly psychotic when they weren't in the first place.




***Lush

ary said...

That sounds brutal and just a gross showcase of negligence

Unknown said...

OMG!!!


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