Gunmen kill Saharareporters’ publisher brother Olajide Sowore, abduct four others
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed Saharareporters publisher younger brother, Olajide Sowore.
The human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, confirmed the news on his Facebook page on Saturday September 4th, 2021.
Olajide, an undergraduate, was reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in Edo State.
Sowore wrote: “My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore was today (Saturday September 4th, 2021) shot and killed near Okada in Edo State by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo Sate where he is studying Pharmacy.
Meanwhile, same herdsmen who killed Olajide also abducted four others, police commissioner in the state, CP Phillip Ogbadu, confirmed the news of the four abducted persons but said effort was being made to rescue those abducted.
Below are pictures showing bullet-ridden vehicle driven by my little brother, Jide Sowore, when he was murdered on Ore-Benin highway this morning on his way to Benin City from school where he was studying Pharmacy:
