Bought an iphone 5 that has a icloud activation lock

I bought an iphone from a friend from school and he said his brother gave him the phone so i bought it and when i turned it on and put my sim in the phone it went to an icloud password and id screen .. so i call him and i get no answer so i wait it out and still no answer so finally he picks up and say's thats the reason he sold it , was because he didnt know his password so im stuck any help?

If it's the password to his Apple ID account he can reset it by visiting iforgot website at which point he can turn off Find My iPhone in the settings of the phone or via the iCloud website.
Otherwise I'd get your money back if I were you.

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