Prudence Amoussou was shot and killed on May 2, 2019, when police suppressed a post-election demonstration. She was buried on December 2 in Abomey. For her, national and international organizations to protect human rights, the opposition demands the truth about the death of this mother of seven children.
as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan
The interment took place on December 2 in Abomey, 150 kilometers from Cotonou. She was fast and discreet. We will find out several days later. It is the father of the deceased, an old man, who completes the formalities to remove the body. Some relatives say they have identified Prudence in her coffin in Cotonou as in Abomey. Only the family attended the funeral, including their seven children aged 2 to 18.
It is impossible to know who this funeral date was set for. A loved one is still unanswered. He only states that he was warned three days earlier by an uncle. Some sources suggest that the family was pressured to “bury him quickly”.
In what interest, an official continues, “justice approved the removal of the body more than a year ago.” At that time, a death certificate concluded that caution died of disease. The family had questioned and opposed the removal of the remains. The legal profession, the opposition, human rights organizations are still mobilized to get the truth about Prudence’s death and they demand that justice be done.
When we ask Prudence’s family if the case is closed, with the amnesty law passed in November 2019 and his funeral, one member replies: “We will see that nothing is eternal”.
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