A group of individuals on Tuesday, February 26, clashed
with riot police officers outside a precinct in Omonia, following a
march in central Athens to protest the death of a Nigerian migrant
earlier this month.
According to media reports, the 34-year-old Ebuka
Mamasubek, a father of two suffered beating at the hands of officers
prior to his collapse in the waiting room of the Omonia police precinct
on February 8.
A Greek man who saw the police brutality against Ebuka in front of of his shop, shouted at the police to stop beating him.
The march, organized among others by the Movement
Against Racism and the Fascist Threat (KEERFA), started in Propylea at 6
p.m on Tuesday.
A statement by an organization, United Women from Africa, reads:
"A few days ago a man from Nigeria, from our community,
was murdered at Omonoia square in Athens, by the Greek police. We must
march on the streets and shout for justice. We must do something now
before more lives are lost. This is not the first time something like
this happens. We already know of two other people from our community who
have been recently murdered by the Greek police. And unfortunately many
more have lost their lives through the years and those cases remain
unknown. On a daily basis, we are informed of beatings of people of
African descent by the police which leave them on the street to die.
These murders are silenced.
Ebuka, was the father of two children, one of whom was
newly-born. His wife, children and community are now mourning. We stand
in solidarity with his family and his loved ones.
The police does not protect us. As the African Community
in Greece we constantly feel that our lives are in danger. We demand
justice for Ebuka!"
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