According to the note below by his wife and fellow journalist Serkalem Fasil, when he was a rrested, Eskinder was bringing their 6 year old child from school.
ከዚህ በታች በእስክንድር ነጋ ባለቤት እና የሙያ አጋር ሰርካለም ፋሲል በሰፈረው ማስታወሻ መሰረት፣ ሲያዝ የ6 ዓመቱን ልጁን ከትምህርት ቤት እያመጣ ነበር፡፡