Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
The United States embassy in Nigeria has protested against the killing of George Floyd, a black-American, in the US.
Floyd, an African-American man, died on on May 25, after an arrest by a police officer, who pinned him to the ground for several minutes by kneeling on his neck.
The incident sparked off protests, some of which led to looting and vandalism of shops, across the US. As a result of this, the US government imposed a curfew on over 25 states in the country.
In a tweet on Monday, the embassy shared a photo of its staff in Abuja expressing the sign globally recognised as “Black Lives Matter”, in solidarity towards the protest.
The embassy said it hopes the incident will inspire a better world.
“Today at the Embassy, we joined together in 84 seconds of silence in solidarity with those at home and around the world protesting the murders of George Floyd & others. We sincerely hope that all of us will learn from this episode & use it as inspiration to create a better world,” the tweet read.
Earlier this month, the embassy warned its citizens against visiting its consulate office at Walter Carrington Crescent in Victoria Island, Lagos, over a planned protest against the killing of Floyd.
In an alert published on its website, US citizens were advised to be aware of their surroundings and avoid the US consulate office building.
The US authorities had investigated the murder of Floyd, sacking the four police officers involved in the incident.
Today at the Embassy, we joined together in 84 seconds of silence in solidarity with those at home and around the world protesting the murders of George Floyd & others. We sincerely hope that all of us will learn from this episode & use it as inspiration to create a better world. pic.twitter.com/NVcp9LipQS
— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) June 8, 2020
