{"id":5273,"date":"2018-02-18T12:01:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T09:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=5273"},"modified":"2018-02-18T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T10:37:24","slug":"dereva-na-kondatkta-wasimulia-mwanafunzi-wa-nit-alivyopigwa-risasi-grief-stricken-sister-of-student-killed-by-stray-bullet-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/dereva-na-kondatkta-wasimulia-mwanafunzi-wa-nit-alivyopigwa-risasi-grief-stricken-sister-of-student-killed-by-stray-bullet-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"DEREVA NA KONDATKTA WASIMULIA MWANAFUNZI WA NIT ALIVYOPIGWA RISASI| Grief-stricken sister of student killed by stray bullet speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">Grief and sadness surround the family of Akwilina Akwiline, a student at the National Institute of Transport (NIT), who was allegedly killed after police fired live ammunition in the air on Friday as they attempted to disperse Chadema demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unnamed-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5269 alignnone\" src=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unnamed-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<article class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"print-summary\">\n<h3>In Summary<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Akwilina\u2019s sister, Ms Tugolena Uiso, said the family received phone calls regarding news that Akwilina was shot in the head on Friday evening and they were supposed to go to Mwananyamala Hospital for more details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- linkAD.2 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3390598296\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_text\">\n<div>\n<p>Dar es Salaam. Grief and sadness surround the family of Akwilina Akwiline, a student at the National Institute of Transport (NIT), who was allegedly killed after police fired live ammunition in the air on Friday as they attempted to disperse Chadema demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>Akwilina\u2019s sister, Ms Tugolena Uiso, said the family received phone calls regarding news that Akwilina was shot in the head on Friday evening and they were supposed to go to Mwananyamala Hospital for more details. Ms Uiso said they rushed to Mwananyamala Hospital to confirm the reports.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, some of the family members yesterday went to Oysterbay Police Station to seek further information regarding Akwilina\u2019s death. However, she couldn\u2019t divulge details of their meeting with the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can only say is that police officers promised us they would take the body to Muhimbili National Hospital for postmortem,\u201d said Ms Uiso.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, Akwilina, who was a first-year student at NIT, was born in Olele Ward in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region.<\/p>\n<p>READ IN SWAHILI VIA PDF FILE:<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3464335665\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"httpsss:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zVpMnKV1lHyySAhw5Al9jD5phoQdAoQ3\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD PDF FILE TO READ IN SWAHILI<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- linkAD.2 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3390598296\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Citizen, the conductor of the bus that Akwilina had boarded said the incident occurred at Kinondoni Mkwajuni as the bus was heading to Makumbusho from Mabibo. Mr Abbas Abdallah, the bus conductor, further said the student boarded the bus at NIT at around 5pm. \u201cThere were some sudden screams from passengers. Before I could comprehend what was going on, I felt some sharp pain tearing at my right ear and I immediately started bleeding,\u201d explained Mr Abdallah, who was also injured by a stray bullet, allegedly fired by the police.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/six-policemen-held-over-students-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLISI SITA WASHIKILIWA KWA AJILI YA UCHUNGUZI-SOMA HAPA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Abdallah said the driver, Shabaan Mohamed, took the bus to Vijana Police Post before taking the deceased to Mwananyamala hospital, where the body was received and preserved. Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone Commander Lazaro Mambosasa confirmed that one person had been shot as police attempted to disperse Chadema followers at a rally on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/tanzanias-opposition-accuse-police-of-killing-student-nit-university-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ ALSO: BREAKING!! Tanzania\u2019s opposition accuse police of killing student( NIT University Student)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Mambosasa said: \u201cThe demonstrators attacked the police with stones. So, in self defence, police fired live bullets as well as applied tear gas to try and disperse the crowd. I, thus, suspect that one of the bullets accidentally hit the person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his explanation, Mr Mambosasa did not clarify whether the victim had died or not.<\/p>\n<p>The main opposition Chadema accused police of shooting dead the female student and seriously injuring at least four other people while trying to disperse a peaceful demonstration. 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