The family of a 24-year-old tailor, Abubakar Adam Abdullahi, is demanding justice after accusing police of killing him in Kaduna during nationwide protests.
Police has denied playing any role in Abubakar’s death, and a spokesman for the governor of Kaduna state said they are not aware of any deaths resulting from protests.
This is contested by rights group Amnesty International which said three people have been killed in Kaduna alone.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Abubakar’s brother Ismail told BBC that tailor was shot in the chest by police on Thursday before dying in Yusuf Dantsoho hospital.
“All we want is justice for our brother,” says Ismail.
“As a tailor, money for the materials he was using had all gone up – food too – and he also has to pay increased rent. Everyone is affected by this economic crisis,” says Ismail.
Video footage filmed at the time of Abubakar’s death seems to shows him in a group of young men shouting animatedly at police before trying to run away as if being chased.
Kaduna state governor spokesman Mohammed Lawal Shehu said the reason why they have not acknowledged any death from the protest is because they are relying on the police – who say they were no deaths.
“According to the police there wasn’t any death from the protests and we rely on them for information.”
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into the deaths of 23 protesters it said have been killed across the country, including three in Kaduna.
Ismail says his family will not rest until they get answers about his brother’s death.
“He was in high spirits when he went out with his friends to the protest. He was concerned by the state of things in the country.”