By correspondent in Gusau.
The Zamfara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in north central Nigeria has condemned the gruesome murder of a veteran journalist Hamisu Danjibga killed by unknown assassins.
The deceased.
The Secretary of the Union, in the state,Ibrahim Ahmad Gada in Gusau in a statement said NUJ “regrets
to announce the death of Hamisu Danjibga, a reporter with Voice of Nigeria (VON) whose body was found in a sock away behind his house three days after missing.”
He explained that the discovery of the deceased’s corpse followed an unpleasant odour perceived from a soak away by pupils of an Islamic school situated directly behind Danjibga’s home in the evening of Wednesday September 20,2023 and drew the attention of their teachers.
Ibrahim said, after residents of the area removed the slaps used to cover the soak away, a dead body was found which family and neighborhood confirmed to be that of Danjibga.
Immediately, necessary arrangements were made for funeral and burial in accordance with the Islamic rites.
He said the Union extends its heartfelt condolences to his family, the Voice of Nigeria, journalists, Zamfara state government and people of the state for the monumental loss.
According him, the Council, while expressing deep concern over the nature of Danjibga’s death, appealed to security agencies to as a matter of urgency thoroughly investigate the matter and bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to justice.
(The Trumpet).
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