“First, neither the Cyprus International University nor the family of the woman who drove the car that killed Gabriel (SORIWEI, a first year student of Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Cyprus on July 13, 2013) has found it necessary to at least write to (his) family to condole with us on the death of this young man who, until his death, (contributed) 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...(me) 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. The (Nigerian) Mission (in nearby Turkey) 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. “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. - Patrick SORIWEI, father of the deceased, in an open letter to President Goodluck JONATHAN, the National Assembly, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Turkish Embassy in Nigeria
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 03:44:26 +0000
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