community vice-chairman, who was among those who had
i
gathered
to
protest
the
enumeration,
told
Amnesty
International he was manhandled by the security officers and
threatened with lethal force.
23. Residents had learned of the second planned enumeration
the day before and, on 12 October, a crowd gathered at the
entrance to the community, next to the City's prison, to
protest ·. against
the
enumeration
and
the
proposed
demolitions. Those present at the protest described
it as
peaceful, with many women and children singing and
chanting songs. At around 8.30am, two Mobile
(MOPOL) armoured personnel
carriers approached
police
the
entrance of the community and parked next to the prison. At
9:00 am, a convoy of approximately 10 police agents and
Army vehicles approached the prison junction. A small
armoured vehicle leading the convoy, drove into the crowd.
24. Without any warning, the soldiers started shooting. They
first fired shots in the air and drove their vehicles to the end
of the road. Members of the community who were leading
-
the protest told people not to run because, at the time, they
believed that the government would not shoot to kill. The
soldiers started shooting again, but this time, they fired shots
into the crowd. Tamuno Tonye Ama, a 34 year-old man who
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