Just In: How Keyamo Lost Driver, Shankuk To #EndSARS Protest

By: 'Dotun Akintomide

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October 15, 2020

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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has announced the death of his driver, Yohanna Shankuk.

According to Keyamo, Shankuk was killed by a driver taking a one-way to avoid End SARS protesters in Abuja.

The New Diplomat had reported that there was Pandemonium in Abuja, Wednesday as some anti-EndSARS thugs attacked protesters. Keyamo and Shankuk

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Keyamo said the late driver was killed on Wednesday at Berger area of Abuja while trying to walk down to his private office.

“I regret to announce that my driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, died yesterday in Abuja as a result of the protests. A vehicle that saw advancing protesters at Berger roundabout, made a U-turn, took the one-way back and ran over him as he was making his way on foot to my private office,” he wrote.

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I regret to announce that my driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, died yesterday in Abuja as a result of the protests. A vehicle that saw advancing protesters at Berger roundabout, made a U-turn, took the one-way back and ran over him as he was making his way on foot to my private office

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) October 15, 2020

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'Dotun Akintomide

'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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