Oluwatoyin Salau, Victoria Sims discovered useless: What we all know
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Social media customers had been fast to point out assist when 19-year-old Oluwatoyin ‘Toyin’ Salau was discovered useless in Tallahassee after protesting over Black lives misplaced in current incidents.
Salau had been lacking since June 6.
She had been lively in native protests, reciting the names of Black folks killed throughout the nation, equivalent to Tony McDade of Tallahassee and George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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“Toyin was very passionate,” mentioned Danaya Hemphill, a pal of Salau’s. “She was very vocal she was very loving, very religious, very caring. Toyin she was like a light-weight in a darkish room. That was Toyin.”
Within the hours earlier than Salau went lacking, she tweeted she had simply been sexually assaulted, saying a man molested her that morning round Park Avenue and Richview Street.
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She mentioned the person provided to present her a trip again to a church the place she had sought “refuge” due to “unjust dwelling situations.”
“He got here disguised as a person of God and ended up choosing me up from close by Saxon Avenue,” she tweeted. “I trusted the holy spirit to maintain me protected.”
Social media customers had been tweeting about her being lacking and looking for her for a couple of days.
On Monday, Twitter developments equivalent to RIP QUEEN, #RestInPowerToyinSalau, and #JusticeForToyin spiked.
The hashtag #justicefortoyin on Instagram had over 1,000 posts Monday morning.
Beneath are a few of the high posts.
#RestInPowerToyinSalau
#JusticeForToyin
Instagram customers bear in mind Oluwatoyin Salau
Grace Pateras is a Digital Producer for the USA TODAY Community. Observe her on Twitter at @gracepateras.
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