A Nigerian man has died after he fell from the 8th floor of his apartment due to the fear of being arrested by some officials of the Kenyan law enforcement agency in Nairobi.

The sad incident happened last week and the deceased was laid to rest, on Monday, at the Langata cemetery.

WuzupNaija recalls that a Nigerian man lost his life after allegedly jumping from a building in Malaysia while trying to evade the authorities.

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It was gathered that the deceased who reportedly hails from Awkuzu in Anambra State – jumped from a second floor due to lack of papers.

A Nigerian man on Saturday, September 30, fell from the fifth floor while trying to evade the police at Flora Damansara apartments in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

The unnamed Nigerian said to be in his 30’s, who broke his hand and nose during the fall, was among 51 foreigners nabbed in the Ops Black Flora on Friday.

Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Fadzil Ahmat said 171 foreigners were screened during the raid that lasted from 7 pm to 11 pm.

“Out of the 51 who were arrested, eight were women. The majority of them are from Nigeria while the others are from Nepal, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Uganda,” he told a press conference.

Ten of those arrested tested positive for drugs. The raid conducted following complaints by residents of illegal activities at the apartments, involved over 400 personnel from the police, Immigration Department and the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council.

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However, some residents said the raid was “unnecessarily heavy-handed.”