Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Ex-vice president, Atiku Abubakar has issued a statement on the gruesome murder of Mr. Jide Sowore, a brother to Ex-AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
Atiku expressed sadness at the development and sent condolences to the Sowore Family. He wrote on Social media;
“I just received news of the reported killing of Mr Olajide Sowore, a student of Igbinedion University and the immediate younger brother of human rights activist, @YeleSowore. His death, and indeed the killings and daily abductions of innocent citizens, saddens me.”
“Every death diminishes our humanity. My sincere condolences to the Sowore family and his friends. May his soul rest in peace.”