Award-winning Nigeria photojournalist Adeyinka Adeparusi, earlier
reported to have been missing, has been confirmed dead in an accident.
It was confirmed that he was involved in a motorcycle accident in Abuja
and died on the spot. Yinka was last seen alive when he stepped out of
his apartment at about 1.00 pm in Kugbo area of Abuja on Sunday,
November 13, with a brief ‘I’ll be back’.
His body was
discovered in a morgue in Abuja where he resided today, Tuesday,
November 15, 2016, hours after several news published articles that he
had gone missing.
Yinka received
the People’s Choice Award for Human Rights Photography in Africa, German
Development Media Awards in 2013 and was the winner of the
photojournalism award of the 6th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative
Reporting in 2011.
Until his death, he worked as an editor with Naij.com
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