Sahara Reporters Publisher and ex-presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore’s younger brother, Olajide Sowore, has been shot dead in Edo State.

According to a post by Sowore on his Facebook Page, Olajide who was close to his 50 years birthday, was killed in the early hours of Saturday on his way from the Igbinedion University where he was studying Pharmacy.

Sowore, in the tribute described his deceased brother as an “out-of-the-box thinker”

The statement read:

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 sate where he is studying Pharmacy.

They snuffed out the life 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 own 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!

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.