The recent vandalism of a blue plaque to commemorate David Oluwale, a British Nigerian immigrant who was hounded to death by police in 1969, has been met with fierce condemnation by local residents today, after a temporary plaque to honour him was also partially destroyed.
The original commemorative plaque had been unveiled by Leeds Civic Trust on Monday in memory of David Oluwale, who first moved to Leeds from Nigeria in 1949 in the hopes of pursuing a better life. Sadly while here, he was hounded to his death near Leeds Bridge by two police officers, who targeted him for his race, mental health and homelessness.
These two officers became the first British police officers to be charged with the death of a black man in the UK.
