The publisher of Sahara Reporters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has announced that his brother, Olajide has been killed.
Sowore made this announcement in a recent Facebook post and added that the death was confirmed to his family by the Divisional Police Officer of Okada Police Station.
According to Sowore, his brother was killed by suspected herdsmen operating as kidnappers.
Olajide is said to be in his late 40s.
Sowore said the deceased, a student of Igbinedion University, was killed in Edo State.
As of the time of reporting Olajide’s death, the police had not officially reacted to the student’s death.
Sowore posted, “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 travelled 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 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!”
