Yinka Adeparusi, an award-winning Nigerian photo-
journalist with online publication, Naij.com earlier
declared missing, has died.
Naij announced in a statement published on its website
that Mr. Adeparusi was killed in a motorcycle crash on
Sunday, November 13th. Read their statement after the
cut..
"NAIJ.com confirmed that he was involved in a
motorcycle accident in Abuja and died on the spot," the
statement said.
Mr. Adeparusi left his residence in Abuja suburb of
Kugbo on Sunday afternoon with a message that he will
be back. But when he didn’t return, his neighbours and
later his colleagues became worried, especially when
they couldn’t reach him on the phone.
"This was quite unusual because Yinka was a soft-
spoken, very professional and clear-headed individual;
not the kind of person to wander off," Naij.com said.
Adeparusi graduated from Lagos State University School
of Communication, where he bagged double honours in
Photojournalism and Cinematography and minor in mass
communication.
In 2013, he received the People’s Choice Award for
Human Rights Photography in Africa, German
Development Media Awards and was the winner of the
photojournalism award of the 6th Wole Soyinka Award
for Investigative Reporting.
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