Larry Madowo mourns the death of his friend James Odu who was killed by Dusit assailants hours after tweeting about his situation

James Odu was among many people who were trapped in DusitD2 hotel when assailants stormed into the facility and unleashed horror.

Odu took to Twitter to announce that he had been trapped inside the DusitD2 complex, he sought to find out from the outside world what was happening.

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Odu never made it out alive, he was among people who were killed by the gunmen who fired indiscriminately at anyone they saw.

BBC journalist Larry Madowo took to social media to mourn Odu’s death, he reveals that his friend was killed on the eve of his birthday.

“My friend from university was killed on the eve of his birthday. This was his last tweet. He was one of the nicest, happiest people I’ve ever met. Rest well, Odu, nind maber. The world is better because you lived ?,” wrote Larry Madowo.

My friend from university was killed on the eve of his birthday. This was his last tweet. He was one of the nicest, happiest people I’ve ever met. Rest well, Odu, nind maber. The world is better because you lived 💔 https://t.co/V547LhdS5W

— Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) January 16, 2019