Police in Edo confirm killing of Sowore Jnr. by gunmen; Omoyele Sowore pays moving tribute
Igbaugba Ehigimetor
Benin, Sept. 4, 2021
The Police in Edo, on Saturday confirmed the killing of one, Mr Olajide Sowore, the younger brother to social activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowore.
The police said the deceased was shot dead in Edo by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday.
He was said to have been coming from Igbinedion University, Okada, near Benin, where he was studying Pharmacy when he was shot dead on the Benin-Lagos highway.
They added that five other persons were abducted in the process.
Spokesman for the police command in the state Bello Kontongs, in a terse voice said: “In addition to killing the younger Sowore, the suspected kidnappers made away with five unidentified persons.”
According to Kontongs, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital (IUTH).
“Good morning all. This is to confirm to you that suspected kidnappers at about 0645hrs along the Lagos-Benin Expressway by Isuwa kidnapped five unidentified persons.
“And in the process, they shot dead one, Sowore Felix Olajide, male, a pharmacy student of Igbinedion University Okada.
“His remains has been deposited at IUTH mortuary, Okada, while effort is ongoing to rescue the five kidnapped victims.
“Search and rescue operations are ongoing,” he added.
The elder Sowore, had in a statement earlier on Saturday announced the killing of his younger brother by yet-to-identified gunmen.
Sowore, in his tribute wrote: “My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore, was today shot and killed near Okada in Edo State by reportedly herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo State where he is studying Pharmacy.
“They snuffed out the life of yet another real human being!
“Rest In Power, “Dr. Mamiye!” This act in itself will not delay their day of justice.
“I traveled widely with you and our father as a little kid. You were the most loved robust kid I ever first knew. You, Mr. magnet had no enemy!
“You, Mr. Sunshine Foundation who made everyone happy.
“You, the boy who snuck out his older ones to parties, taking all the blames when our disciplinarian father found out.
“You, the guy who was an out-of-the-box thinker who decided school wasn’t for you and created your own genre of music and then turned around to go to school after you almost turned 50!
“You lived your life so that everyone could be alright but now assassinated by everything that’s not alright! Saddest day yet!”
