THE SAVE AFRICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION (SAY-F) EXPRESSES SYMPATHY OVER THE DEATH OF A SPANISH POLICE

By Uchendu Precious Onuoha (Special Correspondent Spain)

THE SAVE AFRICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION (SAY-F) EXPRESSES SYMPATHY OVER THE DEATH OF A SPANISH POLICE.

“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee” (John Dunn).  

Truly the recent bell toll of the death incident of a Spanish police officer caused by an African immigrant tolls for all of us. The Save African Youth Foundation (SAY-F) has condemned the death of the Spanish police officer, Francisco Javier Ortega who died after he was pushed down to a train track by Ali Raba Yode, a delinquent African immigrant from Ivory Coast. The incident which was widely reported by the Spanish television and papers occurred in Madrid on December 2, 2015. 

According to the report, the ugly incident occurred when the security agent was investigating the documents of the African immigrant who was purported to have had records of various criminal antecedents before with the authorities. The Ivorian who struggled to resist control by the police, pushed down the security agent on the railway track where he was hit by a moving train which led to his death. The assailant who equally fall down with him remains in a critical condition in the hospital.

The President of the Foundation, Hon.Uchendu Precious Onuoha lamented over the incident and the bad image it may portray African immigrants before their host. On behalf of the Save African Youth Foundation (SAY-F) an organization which was formed to save vulnerable African youths and steer them away from violence and crime, he expressed his sympathy to the Spanish government and the family of the deceased police officer.  He said, it is not only when it affects us as immigrants that we should raise our voice, in incident like this, we should equally rise and condemn unruly and violent acts by our citizens towards their host community as to enjoy a peaceful relationship with them. He called on African youths and immigrants in Spain to always respect and obey the laws of the land as to enable them enjoy the peace and security many of them were denied in their home countries.