Synopsis
The Hounding of David Oluwale
$14.99 Published by Oberon
In May 1969, David Oluwale's body was pulled from the River Aire in Leeds, UK
Eighteen months later, the investigation into his death was to rip apart the Yorkshire police force as two officers were prosecuted for killing the Nigerian immigrant whist in police custody
The police acts of prejudice and violence brought to light through the investigation of 1971 shook the population of Leeds, and the details of Oluwale's death still haunt the area
Adapted from Kester Aspden's critically acclaimed text, Agboluaje uses carefully selected accounts of Oluwale's life to reveal how an optimistic and much loved showman who loved to dance, became the tragic victim of police persecution and brutality