GIOTV reports that the Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of the publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore.
Confirming the tragic incident, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Kontongs Bello, disclosed that Olajide was shot dead by kidnappers around 6am on Saturday.
He further disclosed that the late Sowore was killed when gunmen kidnapped about five persons along the Lagos-Benin Expressway in the early hours of Saturday.The police spokesperson added that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at IUTH Mortuary, Okada, Edo State.
The police spokesperson said, “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 shot to death one Sowore Felix Olajide male a Pharmacy student of Igbinedion University Okada.“His remains have been deposited at IUTH Mortuary Okada while effort is ongoing to rescue the five kidnap victims. Search and rescue operation is ongoing,” Bello stated.