4th
September, 2021
PRESS RELEASE:
FIND KILLERS OF SOWORE’S BROTHER : MURIC TELLS
POLICE
Edo Police Command on Saturday, 4th September, 2021 confirmed
that suspected kidnappers killed Felix Olajide Sowore, a younger brother of the
convener of Revolution Now and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore.
Police also confirmed that five other persons were kidnapped during the attack.
The victim, Felix, was a phamarcy student at Igbinedion University.
Meanwhile an Islamic human rights advocacy group has strongly condemned
the killing. In a message circulated to the media on Saturday, 4th
September, 2021, the group told the Edo Police Command to find the killers of
Sowore’s brother. MURIC’s statement was signed by its director and founder,
Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The message reads:
“We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) hereby
strongly condemn the killing of Felix Olajide Sowore. What is the crime of this
student? Why must our young brains be wasted in this manner? This is one
killing too many. We call on the Edo Police Command to find his killers without
delay.
“This kind of tragedy should not be happening around this time. We are
not unaware of the travails of the victim’s senior brother in the hands of
security agencies. It saddens our hearts to learn of this heart-breaking
calamity around this time. The police must therefore go all out for Felix’s
assailants.
“This killing must be condemned by all right-thinking Nigerians. It is a
heinous crime. It is wicked, heartless and inexplicable. The killers can run
but they cannot hide. The long arms of the law must catch them.
“Our hearts bleed for the Sowore family at this time. We pray that
Almighty God will give them the fortitude to bear the loss. We console the
indefatigable activist, Omoyele Sowore. We salute his doggedness and ask him to
take heart. It is not over until it is over. May the killers of Felix never
find peace.”
Professor
Ishaq Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC)
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