Why Is The Media Ignoring The Brutal Slaying Of Chinedu Okobi?
Rogue cops tasered the Nigerian-American to death
Why aren’t we hearing more about the thirty-six-year-old father of a sweet little girl, who was a creative writer and burgeoning musician, based in Redwood City, in Northern California — and sadly became the latest victim of police brutality?
Could it be due to the fact that he’s Nigerian-American, with a name that’s not easy to remember, which makes instituting a hashtag in his honor less desirable because of the unlikelihood of a viral effect?
Chinedu Okobi’s fatal encounter with five sheriff deputies on Oct. 4 ended with his death, and the vital questions remain unanswered as the details of that tragic incident fail to provide adequate information to satisfy those of us who are personally invested.
Even before investigating Okobi’s case, there was a familiar nagging that hovered, as I was forced to recall the horrific death of another American-based Nigerian, Matthew Ajibade, who was cruelly tortured while in police custody, almost three years ago — following a chaotic arrest at his home in Savannah, GA.
Ajibade was an art student who also struggled with mental illness, and this handicap played a major role that fateful night of his arrest, when his…
