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By Correspondent in Lokoja.
The Nigeria Union of Journalist, (NUJ),Kogi State Council, has condemned the gruesome murder of a Nigeria Television Authority, (NTA) staff Chukwu Obiahu in Okene, Kogi State with a call on the Nigeria Police to bring perpectrators of the henious crime to justice.
The Reporters recalls that the late Obiahu was allegedly stoned to death on Tuesday evening by unknown assailants shortly after he closed from work.
Briefing journalists at a news conference on Thursday in Lokoja, the Chairman of the council, Comrade Momohjimoh Adeiza called on security agencies to unravel the circumstances behind the death the late NTA engineer.
He described the late engineer as a gentle man whose life was caught shot by the men of the under world.
While commiserating with the NTA family over the irreplaceable loss, the NUJ chairman observed that it had become very difficult for many Nigerians to go about their legitimate businesses.
Adeiza said,”A young man who went to work, to do his legitimate duty, was killed on his way home. It is so sad, very unfortunate. At this juncture, I will want to call the Nigeria police to do everything possible to unravel the circumstances behind the death of that young man.
“It is becoming increasingly difficult for people to do their legitimate business anywhere in Nigeria today.
” From the available information, he was a staff of NTA who closed at the end of the day, going back home and was later killed. I want to commiserate with the family of the deceased and the entire NTA,all over the country, over the unfortunate incident.
“Government should please do something to protect every Nigerian, the media broadcast inclusive. If the deceased had been provided with adequate cover, I believe what happened should not have happened.
“What we heard is that, he was closing late, and he was going home unprotected. No vehicle. If somebody must be closing from work at that hour of the night, something should be done for him to go home safely.
” I want to call on media owners to provide vehicles to convey their staffers to their various destinations,at least after the day’s work, to avert future occurrence of this ugly incident.”
