Editors Mourns ARISE News Reporter Killed In Robbery Incident

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed heavy sorrow implicit the tragic decease of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a promising quality anchor and newsman with ARISE News.

Maduagwu was killed during an equipped robbery onslaught astatine her residence successful Katampe, Abuja.

NGE, successful a connection jointly signed by its president, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, described Maduagwu’s untimely passing arsenic a devastating nonaccomplishment not lone to her household and colleagues but besides to the journalism assemblage successful Nigeria.

“By Somtochukwu’s untimely death, journalism has mislaid not conscionable a bully nonrecreational who was committed to shedding airy connected important issues and giving dependable to the voiceless but besides 1 who represented the aboriginal of journalism successful the country,” the connection stated.

The Guild noted that her decease highlights the alarming insecurity that continues to endanger lives and livelihoods crossed the country.

“The nonaccomplishment of this dedicated writer from an equipped robbery incidental is simply a stark reminder of the dangers Nigerians look regular successful their homes and connected the street,” the Guild stated.

“We cannot assistance but bespeak connected the contented of insecurity that plagues our nation. The expanding frequence of equipped robbery, kidnapping, banditry, insurgency and different convulsive crimes has created an situation of fearfulness and uncertainty for some citizens and professionals similar journalists.”

The NGE called connected the Nigerian authorities and information agencies to instrumentality urgent and decisive enactment successful tackling the basal causes of insecurity and ensuring that perpetrators of specified heinous crimes were brought to justice.

“We request that those liable for Somtochukwu’s decease beryllium fished retired by information agencies and made to look the afloat value of the law,” the NGE said.

In expressing solidarity with ARISE News and the broader journalism community, the Guild emphasised that Somtochukwu’s bequest indispensable animate courage, excellence, and resilience among media professionals.

“We commune that the representation of this talented young writer who died astatine her premier animate excellence successful journalism, adjacent successful the look of adversity,” the connection continued.

“May the representation of this vibrant writer beryllium a blessing to each who knew her.”

The NGE reiterated its committedness to advocating for a safer and much unafraid situation for each journalists and citizens in Nigeria.