By Dorrothy Moyo | Nigerian Opposition leader Omoyele Sowere has announced that his brother, Jide, has been shot dead.

Sowere made the revelations on Saturday afternoon in a brief Facebook message.

Fuller details on the tragic incident were not known at the time of publishing.

He announced saying:

Pictures showing bullet-ridden vehicle driven by my little brother, Jide Sowore, when he was murdered on Ore-Benin highway this morning on his way to Benin City from school where he was studying Pharmacy at Igbinedion University in Okada!

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