Young journalist dies in Okada accident shortly after leaving home with promise to “be back” shortly
Yinka Adeparusi, a young photojournalist, has been confirmed dead just a few hours after he was declared missing by his employers.
The journalist who until his death was a staff of NAIJ, had, on Saturday, November 12, promised he’d “be back shortly” when he stepped out of his Abuja apartment.
There had been increasing worry about his whereabouts as “several calls made to his mobile phone lines have not been going through” while he also didn’t make “any contact with those close to him or his colleagues in the office.”
It has now been confirmed that Adeparusi was involved in a motorcycle (Okada) accident the same day he was last seen. The police have confirmed the accident.
A colleague also confirmed the incident to NewsroomNG, saying he last saw him on Thursday afternoon. “It is sad,” he said.
Adeparusi who has been described as “calm and easygoing” by his employers, was a graduate of Mass Communication from Lagos State University. He was, in 2011, the winner of the photojournalism award at the 6th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting.
