NIGERIA: The younger brother of Omoyele Sowore, has been killed.

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Felix Olajide Sowore, brother of Sahara Reporters Publisher, Nigerian activist and former presidential candidate by kidnappers around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday.<br /><br />The pharmacy student at the Igbinedion University Okada was killed along the Lagos-Benin expressway when gunmen kidnapped about five persons travelling on the route.<br /><br /><br />The Police spokesperson in the state, Kontongs Bello said his body has been deposited at the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital (IUTH) mortuary while search and rescue operation is ongoing for those abducted.