Members of the black community call for calm after protests demanding justice for George Nkencho shot and killed by Gardai

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MEMBERS of the black community have called for calm after the protests demanding justice for George Nkencho.

Gardai shot dead the 27-year-old after a confrontation in Clonee, west of Dublin, on Wednesday.

The Commission on Nigerians in the Diaspora has called for a full investigation

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The Commission on Nigerians in the Diaspora has called for a full investigationCredit: PA: Press Association
George, 27, was shot and killed by Gardai after a clash on Wednesday

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George, 27, was shot and killed by Gardai after a clash on Wednesday
After his death, the protesters took to the streets demanding justice.

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After his death, the protesters took to the streets demanding justice.Credit: PA: Press Association

Leon Diop, who runs the Black and Irish podcast and Facebook page, said anger was inevitable when blacks here have seen the deaths of George Floyd and others at the hands of American police.

He told the Irish Sun on Sunday: “It is important now that people want to protest and have the right to protest, but everyone should wait and let all the facts come out.”

‘SAD MOMENT FOR A NATION’

And Eric Ehigie, 18, of Longford Africans Network, said: “This event was tragic, not only for George, George’s family, but also for the police officers involved.

“It was a sad moment for a nation. It is important for us not to jump to radical conclusions about what we know so far.

“But our nation needs to empathize with the African community right now, because something like this has never happened to them before.”

Details of George’s funeral have yet to be released, but a GoFundMe created to pay for it raised nearly all of its € 15,000 goal in just 24 hours.

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Meanwhile, the Commission on Nigerians in the Diaspora has called for a full investigation.

Executive Director Abike Dabiri-Erewa “appealed to the obviously enraged Nigerian community in Ireland to be patient and await the outcome of the investigation of the unfortunate incident.”

George was suspected of being involved in incidents near his home in Clonee, west of Dublin, before threatening uninformed policemen with a knife. GSOC has launched a probe.



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