Fear has gripped journalists in Imo State
following the kidnap of one of the editors of Imo Broadcasting Corporation,
IBC, Chief Ndubuizu Ugorji, yesterday.
Although
circumstances leading to the kidnap were sketchy at press time, Vanguard,
however, gathered that Ndubuizu left his house in IBC Quarters, Orji, with his
son but was abducted at the gate.
A staff
of IBC, who confirmed the incident on grounds of anonymity, said the kidnappers
did not tamper with Ndubuizu’s private car. “The gangsters forced Ndubuizu to
stop, dragged him out of his car and later forced him into their waiting
vehicle”, the IBC staff recounted with grief.
Continuing,
the man said Ndubuizu’s son eventually drove his kidnapped father’s car back to
the house and broke the news to the family.
Journalists,
who spoke to Vanguard, condemned the act and appealed to the security agencies
to increase security around media houses. They equally urged Governor Rochas
Okorocha to work out new operational methods for tackling crimes in the state.
Being a journalist includes life-threatening risks and this story just proved how appalling it is to choose that sort of career. This is how my respect for journalists are formed, because they boldly accept that risk and continue to serve the public for proper justice of truth.
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