Leeds citizens shame thieves who stole plaque to victim of police racism

Hundreds of images of the British Nigerian man who died in Leeds in 1969 are on display across the city in defiance of thieves

Racists who stole a blue plaque commemorating the death of a British-Nigerian man in Leeds have been taught a lesson" as citizens overwhelmingly came together to display hundreds of images of the plaque on billboards, video screens and stickers across the city.

Leeds was left shaken after the plaque dedicated to David Oluwale, who died in 1969 after being harassed by police, was stolen within hours of being unveiled on Leeds Bridge on Monday.