Semira Adamu - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Apr 15, 1978 Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria Died on 22 Sep 1998 (aged 20)

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About Semira Adamu

  • Semira Adamu (1978–1998) was a 20-year-old asylum seeker from Nigeria who was suffocated to death with a pillow by two Belgian police officers who tried to calm her during their expulsion effort.
  • She first fled Nigeria because of a forced marriage.On December 12th, 2003, four police were held responsible for this incident in the trial that followed.
  • The Belgian state was ordered to pay compensation to the relatives.
  • Adamu's death sparked a huge debate in Belgium and led to the Etienne Vermeersch report on the practice of expulsion.
  • In September 1998 Louis Tobback, the Belgian Interior Minister, resigned after a wave of public protests against Adamu's death.

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