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This is the heartbreaking footage of how 22-year-old Isaac Satlat from Plateau State, Nigeria, lost his life in South Africa.
Isaac was just weeks away from graduating from a South African university.
He was not undocumented.
He was not a criminal.
He was a young man with dreams, working hard to build a future.
Like many students, he hustled on the side as a Bolt driver to support himself.
Instead of celebrating his graduation next month, his family is now preparing for a burial.
Reports circulating in some South African media claim that Isaac shot at the police....White Lies.
This footage tells a different story. It shows a young Nigerian man allegedly strangled from the backseat by two male hijackers while a female accomplice robbed him.
Another life cut short in South Africa.
Another narrative quickly shaped to paint the victim as a criminal as always done by most South Africans.
We have seen this pattern before.
Emeka Uzor was shot dead and labeled a drug dealer.
Now Isaac is gone, and once again, accusations surface before the truth is fully acknowledged.
Across social media, there have been disturbing calls for violence against Nigerians.
Words have consequences. When hatred is normalized, lives are endangered.
Isaac was someone’s son. Someone’s brother.
Someone’s friend. He deserved to graduate.
He deserved to live.
We demand truth.
We demand justice.
We demand accountability.
No more silence.
No more excuses.
@CyrilRamaphosa
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