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George Nkencho’s devastated brother has demanded that “justice be done” for his death.
George was shot dead by armed Gardai on Wednesday after a clash that lasted for several hours.
His heartbroken brother Emmanuel told the Irish Daily Mirror how he saw George shot to death outside his own home in Clonee, on the Dublin-Meath border.
The 20-year-old said: “Everyone is obviously distraught. We have lost another black man, my brother. It is difficult for everyone, especially my mom.”
“My mother cannot even be here today because she is very upset and it is difficult for me to speak too.
“I saw it all. I was there, a first-hand witness. They fired five shots at him and the fifth was the one he killed.
“And they try to tell me that’s justice. There is no justice there. They didn’t try to stop him. They didn’t use pepper spray.
“They threw him to the ground with a gun, but that didn’t stop them from finishing him off in front of me, my two sisters, my brothers and everything.
“And they tell me to calm down. This is the society we live in. This shit can’t work. It’s not fair.”
Speaking at a protest outside Blanchardstown Garda station, he added: “We can’t keep losing brothers. I’ve lost one. Who’s next? They don’t care about anything.
“All they do is tell me to calm down, but I can’t be calm.
“Justice is needed for my brother and I’m not going to stop until justice is served and the guy who shot him, I want him out.”
Emmanuel explained that his brother “was mentally ill.”
He said: “He was not stable in his head and the police knew it because there were times when we called them to come see him.”
“They know his current situation and the type of person he is. What kind of sane man is going to go into a store with a knife and threaten people?
“If you’re telling me that you can’t stop a black man with a butter knife, what kind of cop are you? They’re telling me it’s not racism, it’s his fault.
“You want us to trust that the police will take care of us when this is what they are doing? This is going to make things worse now.”
“I’m not going to stop until justice is served for my brother.”
The protesters plan to gather peacefully outside the Blanchardstown Garda station from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every day for two weeks to demand updates.
Dr. Adewale Kuyebi, pastor of the Apostolic Church of Christ, urged the crowds that “in order for our voice to be heard, we must unite.”
He said the group wants “a public apology to our community,” for the garda involved to be arrested and for George’s parents to be helped.
He added: “People are angry. Young people are very, very angry. We, as parents and leaders, want our actions to be constructive now. ”
Protester Eniola Badru told the Irish Daily Mirror that the black community is “very angry”.
She said, “We are tired. This is not the first time something like this has happened and old wounds have reopened.
“George was killed in front of his family, in front of his own home. We want justice to be done ”.
Ukachukwu Okorie, who is a friend of George and his family, said that “we love this country, but we don’t want to be intimidated here.”
He said: “The problem is not that Ireland is a racist country, but there are still one or two in institutions that are.
“We want justice to be done to the one who pulled the trigger.”
He added: “We feel the pain of the family and the community.”
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