By Dada Ahmed in lokoja
The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has called on security agencies in kogi state to unearth the gunmen that shot the kogi state correspondent of The Sun newspaper, Mr Emmanuel Adeyemi during the last pandemonium in lokoja.
Isiguzo gave the task on Thursday at the Grand finale of the Press week organised by the kogi state council of NUJ.
He condemned a situation where by journalists usually become objects of attack by hoodlums each time there is crisis, adding that attack on journalists is an attack on democracy.
The NUJ president described the role of journalists as pivotal to the emergency of responsible and thriving democracy in Nigeria, stressing media should not be treated as guests to governance but as a critical stakeholders in ensuring good governance.
“The unidentified gunmen that shot our member in kogi state must be identified and made to face the music,we will not accept this type of development any more,” he said.
The state chairman of the union, comrade Momohjimoh Adeiza, in his address of welcome, expressed gratitude to God for saving the life of Adeyemi,whom he said went through a successful surgery, following the gun shot he received during the crisis.
Going memory lane, Adeiza told the audience at the occasion that “in the looting that preceded the#Endsars protests,NUJ members and our secretariat had no issues because we are not located close to the ware house.
“As such, the looters have no business coming around the secretariat but unfortunately, the gunmen took over the town on that fateful day,dove pass through our centre and shot our premises.
“Thank God no one was hit but our colleague, Emmanuel, who was on his way to the office was shot by some people police described as unknown gunmen.
“A successful surgery was done on Emmanuel and he is recovering fast.”
The Reporters, an online publication, reports that the North Central zone vice President of the union, Chief Wilson was among important dignitaries that attended the occasion.
