Joe Bryan Ndikuriyo, 27, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 21-year-old Solomon Odekunle, an economics student from the University of Ottawa. Solomon was stabbed to death at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 6.
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In addition to the murder charge, Ndikuriyo, Burundian, was charged with the attempted murder of another person, a friend of Solomon. Solomon, was the 17th victim of homicide in Ottawa since the beginning of 2016.
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News reports suggest that he was stabbed during a fight between Ndikuriyo and another individual over a woman. Solomon, whose father is a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, was admitted to the University of Ottawa in 2012.
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Saturday PUNCH visited his parents’ house at the Rotimi Williams Estate, Fagba Estate, Lagos, on Thursday, a fenced mansion, where a domestic employee explained that Solomon’s father had travelled while the inconsolable mother had relocated temporarily from the house.
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It was later learnt that the father had flown out to Canada after learning of the incident. Solomon’s sister, Deborah, who is also studying in Canada, shared heart-breaking words on Twitter that corroborated words of Solomon’s friends, who described him as a meek and funny young man.
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According to her, she saw him last a week before the incident. She said, “If I did know it would be your last, I would have given you more than a fist bump. I would have gotten down on my knees and give you the deepest bro-hug.
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If I did know it would be your last, I would have pleaded with the drama leader to allow the rehearsal to linger a little so you and Peter could make us giggle a little more with some frog jump.
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If I did know it would be your last, I would have treasured those great words you shared with me a couple of months ago in the technical department, have them handwritten with the best calligraphic pens, framed and given to you right after doing those frog jumps.""
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