33-year-old Nigerian drives without a ticket - an angry crowd defends him from the police

The issues of racism and police violence are currently occupying the whole world. In Stuttgart, a crowd of people solidarized with a previously controlled Nigerian against the police officers.

• The subject of " Black lives matter " is currently on the mind of the whole world. Everywhere people take to the streets and demonstrate against racism - also in Stuttgart .
• At the main train station in Stuttgart , a train attendant checked a man from Nigeria who was traveling without a ticket.
• After a police check , a crowd of people solidarized with the man and took action against the officers.

Stuttgart - Racism and police violence drive people around the world to demonstrations on the streets. People also took part in protests in Stuttgart . Left-wing extremist groups abuse the anti-racism movement for violence. So there was a confrontation with the police at a “Black lives matter” demonstration in Stuttgart (BW24 * reported). The trigger for worldwide protests is the violent death of African American George Floyd . Floyd died in the United States after a policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes, exhaling his breath.

The George Floyd case and the “Black lives matter” movement are now also causing people in Stuttgart to show solidarity with victims of racism. For this reason, a police operation in the state capital has escalated again. At the main train station in Stuttgart *, a train attendant caught a Nigerian national who was on the train without a ticket . When the Stuttgart police * subsequently wanted to subject the 33-year-old Nigerian to a check, a previously uninvolved group showed solidarity with the man. They insulted the officials.

Central station in Stuttgart: Police find fake documents among Nigerians

According to the police, the Nigerian drove with an intercity. A train attendant checked him between Göppingen and Plochingen. The man couldn't show a ticket . The alarmed police identified the 33-year-old after the train stopped at Stuttgart Central Station *.

During the man's personal check, the officers found several documents that were issued for other identities. The police secured the documents. The officials released the Nigerian nationals living in the Sternberg district (Bavaria) after the measures had been completed.

# blacklivesmatter demo in #Stuttgart: A strong sign against racism in the castle garden. #blacklivesmatterstuttgart pic.twitter.com/kXaK2Mce9X

“Black lives matter” movement: Group shows solidarity with man at Stuttgart Central Station

After completing the personal check at the main train station in Stuttgart at around 7:00 p.m., the 33-year-old Nigerian loudly asked for the previously secured documents to be returned. According to the Stuttgart police, he had behaved aggressively and started screaming. A group not previously involved in the incident became aware of the Nigerian citizen . The group consisted of about 15 people, who now showed solidarity with the man.

The crowd at work questioned the officials at Stuttgart Central Station and questioned the police measures loudly. The bystanders accused the officials of having racially controlled the Nigerian . At the request of BW24 *, a spokesman for the Federal Police Inspectorate in Stuttgart said that a connection between the incident and the demonstrations currently taking place across Germany under the motto " Black lives matter " cannot be ruled out.

A similar case had already occurred days earlier: When police officers in Stuttgart wanted to detain an 18-year-old with dark skin tone *, hundreds of bystanders encircled them and accused them of racism.

The officials at Stuttgart Central Station succeeded in calming the situation with the support of further patrols from the federal and state police. The 33-year-old Nigerian is now faced with a criminal complaint about the stealing of services.

On Wednesday there was an attack on an 86-year-old * in the center of Stuttgart. A seemingly nice couple offered help to the older lady in Stuttgart . Then they threatened the 86-year-old with a knife and stole 70 euros.

* BW24 is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network .