Obaseki, Keyamo, Elumelu Kick as Gunmen Kill Sowore’s Younger Brother in Edo
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo; and the leader of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, have condemned the killing of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of the Convener of ‘#Revolution Now’, Omowale Sowore, by suspected herdsmen.
He was kidnapped and killed in Edo State by suspected herdsmen.
In a one-paragraph message to journalists, the Commissioner for Police, Edo State, Mr. Bello Kontongs confirmed the killing of the younger Sowore.
Kontongs said in addition to killing the younger Sowore, the suspected kidnappers made away with five unidentified persons, just as he added that Sowore’s corpse had been deposited at the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital.
Kontongs’ message read: “This is to confirm to you that suspected kidnappers at about 0645hrs along 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,” the police commissioner said in his message to journalists yesterday.
Also, in a statement early yesterday, the Publishers of Sahara Reporters, Omowale Sowore confirmed the death of his younger brother.
The statement read: “I have very sad news! My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore, was today (yesterday) 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.
“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, 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!”
“In a statement by his Special Adviser on the Media, Mr. Crusoe Osagie yesterday, the state governor, Obaseki commiserated with Sowore, over the death of his brother.
Obaseki said the state government would work with relevant security agencies to investigate the unfortunate incident, noting that efforts will be intensified to bring the culprits to book.
Also in a statement yesterday, the Leader of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives, Elumelu condemned Olajide’s killing, saying the incident was another sad commentary on the horrible security situation and utter hopelessness in the country under the current administration.
While calling on the Inspector General of Police to immediately bring the killers to book, the lawmaker charged President Muhammadu Buhari to take clear steps to tackle the insecurity in the country.
The caucus said, “It is indeed heart-breaking that our nation’s promising young ones are being daily felled and maimed by bandits, terrorists and kidnappers who are now freely marauding our country, while the government looks overwhelmed and helpless.”
In his condolence letter to the senior Sowore, Keyamo promised that himself and other compatriots would pressurise the law-enforcement agents to track down the killers.
Keyamo urged the expresidential candidate to take heart and remain committed to helping the nation find a lasting solution to the challenges confronting the nation.
“It is quite sad and regrettable that such a young man would be cut down in his prime by criminal elements.
“Myself and other compatriots would be pressurising the lawenforcement agents to track down these killers without delay and bring them to justice. This, and many others around the country, must be checkmated with all arsenals at our disposal.