,  As reported by the Punch Newspapers of today,
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20081009193626


[table]Gunman attacks Nigerian over Obama T-shirt
By Agency reporter
Published: Thursday, 9 Oct 2008
An unidentified gunman has shot a Nigerian, Dube Egwuatu, in a London street for wearing a shirt with the image of United States Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama.

The Daily Mail newspaper of London reported that Egwuatu, 36, was shot on a street in South Norwood on Tuesday by the white gunman, who had threatened to kill him. The Nigerian was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an off-licence shop when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which had Obama‘s image underneath the legend, ‘Believe.‘

The attacker then launched into a tirade of racist slurs, shouting ‘I f***ing hate n*****s‘ and urging the former street warden to leave the shop with him.

Although the attacker then left the shop, he later accosted Egwuatu as he made his way to his car. The attacker was waiting for him in broad daylight with fierce-looking dog and holding a gun behind his back, the paper said.

Realising what had sparked the increasingly violent assault, the terrified Egwuatu zipped up his jacket to cover Obama‘s image and walked to his car. But the shaven-headed man followed Egwuatu and after pulling open the passenger door, pointed the gun at him.

After pleading with the skinhead to leave him alone, Egwuatu put the keys in the ignition and turned the engine on. The attacker then fired the gas-powered ball-bearing pistol three times, hitting the civil servant in the face, hand and shoulder.

Fearing for his life and bleeding heavily, Egwuatu raced away in his car and found somewhere safe to call for help. He was taken to hospital and later sent to have a piece of metal removed from his jaw.

Egwuatu, a data analyst with Croydon Council, said, ”The venom in his voice was frightening. He was telling me that he was going to kill me. I couldn‘t believe it was happening - and just because I was wearing an Obama T-shirt. He was trying to make me walk somewhere quieter, saying, ‘I‘ve got something for you,‘ and ‘I‘m going to kill you.”

The shocked Egwuatu added, ”Obama inspires me, his educational track record alone is quite unbelievable - that is why I was wearing the T-shirt. I did not think for one minute it could stir up such powerful feelings of hatred and I never said a word to him[/table].”




, That Jand sef, their problems plenty. Imagine wanting to kill someone jst because he's wearing a T-shirt

So sad.

unbelievable,