[size=14pt]Nigerian student killed in Kansas City Missouri[/size]

By Roland Bankole Marke






igerian born Olawale Oladimeji Oladipo was a kind hearted and vivacious 25 year-old student of the University of Missouri in Kansas City, majoring in Economics. He had only two more semesters to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.



the late Olawale Oladimeji Oladipo



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Friends and relatives said that he was a faithful born again Christian, who followed the teachings of the Bible with a passion. He was already engaged in Nigeria to his family approved sweetheart, and had planned to marry her right after graduation on his return to the motherland. But fate would frustrate a well coordinated projection of events.

On that fateful early Tuesday morning, between midnight and 3.30 am, workers at McDonald fast food restaurant discovered the body of a man found dead in the parking lot. The corpse was later identified by police to be the body of Oladipo. Police have not yet revealed how he was killed, but they are investigating the occurrence as homicide.

According to the family, he left home a few blocks away. But they don’t know how he ended up at the destination where he was found dead. He was employed as Correction Officer in Jackson County. His goal was to save enough money and return to Nigeria in December, where his fiancée was waiting for him to get married. The police are appealing for information and anyone who has any should call the TIPS hotline.

His family has opened a memorial fund in his honor: After he was killed about a fortnight ago in Grandview, Missouri, his remains were interred at the Dwayne Harvey funeral home cemetery in Grandview.

His tragic death brought together the perceived polarized Nigerian community, pouring out their hearts during the funeral service and prayer session held on his behalf. There were 25 eulogies, each one representing each year of his life as fitting commemoration of the rising star. His life was prematurely ruined by an unknown gunman or gunmen.

The editor of Sharpedgenews.com Oladimeji Abitogun spoke emotionally of the deceased short-lived life that was well spent. One of his professors at the University of Missouri described him as extremely cultured and respectful. Even though he was in the US, he followed and extended the courtesy of the typical Yoruba culture by prostrating to greet his elders, regardless of the occasion and the diversity of people present.

He was a passionate sportsman and ardent football lover. His favorite scripture displayed on a plaque on his wall was: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son.”

Kansas police are meticulously trying to piece together whether the death was a gang related mafia or one masterminded by recalcitrant prisoners at the prison correctional facility where he was employed: responsible for Oladipo’s mysterious death. But there are more questions than answers at this point in the progress of the investigations. The deceased is survived by a colony of grieving and destabilized extended family and a host of friends.

http://naijanet.com/news/source/2010/aug/4/1000.html

My heartfelt sympathy goes to the family of Wale. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

May his soul rest in peace. Maybe him being a corrections officer ties in to his death?

Travelista:

May his soul rest in peace. Maybe him being a corrections officer ties in to his death?

Maybe.

And there goes unfulfilled dreams of a promising young man.

May his soul rest in peace.

desgiezd:

And there goes unfulfilled dreams of a promising young man.

May his soul rest in peace.

Do not go out at night for no reason and stay away from gas stations. That is where majority of murders like this happen and they are usually over $5 or $10.

This is evry heart-rending. May God give teh family the fortitude to bear the soul.
What will Nigerian govt do in this case? Let's see how a Nigerian life is worth to our government

May his soul rest in peace.

May his soul rest in peace

same.

Jarus:

This is evry heart-rending. May God give teh family the fortitude to bear the soul.
What will Nigerian govt do in this case? Let's see how a Nigerian life is worth to our government

Will Nigerian government die for una?. This young man was murdered in the streets of America and the US did not sign any contract with Nigeria to track down the killers of all Nigerian citizens in their country. I hope the police get the culprit sha.

Since he was a correctional officer, now I know it was an akata.

Since he's Yoruba, now I know who the perpetrators are. . . . . .

Name them and put them to shame.

One blessed life down the drain. I feel for his family
Know who you walk with, period. A lot of these uni students just came to party and drink. Dont want with the wrong crowd.

Ileke-IdI:

One blessed life down the drain. I feel for his family
Know who you walk with, period. A lot of these uni students just came to party and drink. Dont want with the wrong crowd.

He could have just been targeted, because he was African. It would seem that some akatas prey on foreigners.

MaziUche0:

He could have just been targetted, because he was African. It would seem that some akatas prey on foreigners.

True. . . .

Aloy_Emeka:

Will Nigerian government die for una?. This young man was murdered in the streets of America and the US did not sign any contract with Nigeria to track down the killers of all Nigerian citizens in their country. I hope the police get the culprit sha.

Are you serious? Do you know what will happen if a US citizen is murdered in Nigeria? You don't think the US will not stop until they get answers?

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If Nigeria had education, what will he have been looking for in America? This is just how it has become.

ezeagu:

Are you serious? Do you know what will happen if a US citizen is murdered in Nigeria? You think the US will not stop until they get answers?

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If Nigeria had education, what will he have been looking for in America? This is just how it has become.

Exposure to different culture, exposure to diversity. Education is not the only reason for immigration.

Ileke-IdI:

Exposure to different culture, exposure to diversity. Education is not the only reason for immigration.

The number one reason is education and work, which is why he was planning to leave for Nigeria to marry his fiancé when he finished school. It's sad.

too bad. rip!

rip

May his soul rest in peace!

How sad! God help his family to bear the loss.

Ola u r with God nw.Rest in peace

VERY SAD


My heartfelt sympathy goes to the family of Wale. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

R.I.P(hope the culprits are brought to book!)

Ola rest in peace

Taken in his prime
may God grant his family the fortitude to bear this tragic loss.

Just two semesters to graduation.
Two semesters to get married.
Two semesters to start 'paying' back.
And he's gone.

Life is so volatile!

So sad!

May God give the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Noooo!
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