Fresh facts emerged yesterday about how late Arise TV News Anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, died as she was said to have jumped from her second-floor apartment, in a desperate attempt to escape the intruders.
Maduagwu, born December 26, 1995, was also a trained lawyer before pursuing a career in broadcast journalism.
It was further gathered that one of the vigilantes attached to the sprawling compound, located in Katampe axis of Abuja, was shot dead by the armed robbers who were said to be 15 in number.
Aside from the vigilante that was killed, four other vigilantes, it was gathered, had their hands tied and locked up, as the one killed was said to have proven stubborn by refusing to surrender.
It was also learned that 10 flats, consisting of one-bedroom and 2-bedroom, were robbed by the robbers.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has directed security and law enforcement agencies to quickly conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Maduagwu and ensure that the perpetrators are apprehended and brought to justice without delay.
Also, Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, among others, mourned Maduagwu’s passing.
Relatives of the slain journalists alleged that the hospital staff initially declined treatment because identification documents had not been produced, a delay they said contributed to her death.
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