Keyamo vows to find killers of Sowore’s brother as bullet-ridden vehicle surfaces (PHOTOS)

Festus Keyamo (SAN), Nigeria’s Minister of State, Labour and Employment has vowed that justice will be served after the murder of Olajide Sowore, brother of popular activist, Omoyele Sowore.

The minister made the promise in a statement on Saturday as he condoled with the activist over the death of his brother.

TopNaija had earlier reported that Olajide, the junior brother of activist, Omoyele Sowore was murdered by suspected herdsmen /kidnappers in Edo State.

Keyamo said he and other compatriots will pressurise law-enforcement agents to track down the killers of Olajide Sowore and bring them to justice.

“Myself and other compatriots would be pressurising the law-enforcement agents to track down these killers without delay and bring them to justice. This, and many others around the country, must be checkmated with all arsenals at our disposal,” he wrote.

The minister expressed sadness over the death of describing the murder as ‘senseless killing.’

He urged Sowore “to take heart and remain committed to helping the nation find a lasting solution to some of these numerous challenges.”

The Edo State police command confirmed the killing of Sowore’s younger brother revealing it happened around 6am on Saturday along the Lagos-Benin Expressway by kidnappers.

Meanwhile, photos of bullet-ridden vehicle driven by Olajide Sowore before he was murdered on Benin-Ore Expressway have emerged.

According to Sowore, his junior brother was a student studying Pharmacy at the Igbinedion University where he was coming from when he was murdered on Saturday.

The activist mourned his late immediate brother describing it as his saddest day yet.

Omoyele “Yele” Sowore is a Nigerian human rights activist, pro-democracy campaigner, former presidential candidate, and founder of an online news agency Sahara Reporters. On 3 August 2019, he was arrested by the Nigerian State Security Service for alleged treason after calling for a protest tagged RevolutionNow