NUJ Declares 7 Days Mourning For 3 Dead Journalists

[Shola Sholaz]

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared seven days mourning in honour of its three officials, who lost their lives in an auto crash on Friday evening.
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The National President of the NUJ, Malam Garba Mohammed, declared the mourning while addressing newsmen on the demise of the journalists in Osogbo on Saturday.
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The lone accident occurred at about 7 p.m on Friday evening along Ilesa-Ile-Ife Highway when the victims were returning from Abuja.
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One of the rear tyres of the vehicle they were in burst, resulting in the bus somersaulting many times and landing in a bush.
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Three of the 13 occupants, Kafayat Odunsi of Nigerian Television Authority, Adolphus Okonkwo of Voice of Nigeria and Tunde Oluwanike of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria died on the spot.

[Folami David]

Journalism in Nigeria is not something that should be full of so many riskj that will include death. That is bad for the reputation of Nigeria.