Matilda Omonaiye/
The Police in Edo State, today confirmed the killing of Olajide Sowore, younger brother to the rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by suspected kidnappers, adding that five other persons were also abducted in the process.
The police said the deceased was shot dead by gunmen in the early hours of today.
He was allegedly coming from Igbinedion University, Okada, near Benin, where he was studying Pharmacy when he was shot dead on the Benin-Lagos highway.
A spokesman for the Edo State police command, Bello Kontongs, 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,” Kontongs said.
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