How Maduagwu met her untimely death

•Robbers killed 1 vigilante member; tied 4 others, locked them up
•10 Flats robbed
•Tinubu, First Lady, Atiku, Obi, NGE, NUJ, others mourn

By Kingsley Omonobi, Vincent Ujumadu, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Johnbosco Agbakwuru,John Alechenu, Joseph Erunke & Ochuko Akuopha

Fresh facts emerged yesterday astir however precocious Arise TV News Anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, died arsenic she was said to person jumped from her second-floor apartment, successful a hopeless effort to flight the intruders.

Maduagwu, calved December 26, 1995, was besides a trained lawyer earlier pursuing a vocation successful broadcast journalism.

It was further gathered that 1 of the vigilantes attached to the sprawling compound, located successful Katampe axis of Abuja, was changeable dormant by the equipped robbers who were said to beryllium 15 successful number.

Aside from the vigilante that was killed, 4 different vigilantes, it was gathered, had their hands tied and locked up, arsenic the 1 killed was said to person proven stubborn by refusing to surrender.

It was besides learned that 10 flats, consisting of one-bedroom and 2-bedroom, were robbed by the robbers.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has directed information and instrumentality enforcement agencies to rapidly behaviour a thorough probe into the decease of Maduagwu and guarantee that the perpetrators are apprehended and brought to justness without delay.

Also, Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike 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 infirmary unit initially declined attraction due to the fact that recognition documents had not been produced, a hold they said contributed to her death.

At Maduagwu’s house, Unique Apartments, Plot 1706, Katampe, Abuja, yesterday, this newsman and different sympathisers were prevented from accessing the compound by the Police, who had cordoned disconnected the place. No pictures were besides allowed to beryllium taken.

It was gathered that each the vigilantes who were connected work astatine the 22 flats 2-storey gathering compound, each costing betwixt N2.5 cardinal and N4 cardinal per annum, had each been changed.

However neighbours who spoke nether information of anonymity, the equipped robbers came to the compound astir 2.30a.m., and operated for astir 1 hours and 30 minutes without involution from the constabulary oregon different information agencies.

One of the tenants said they were each successful hiding erstwhile they heard gunshot downstairs, adding it was the changeable that killed the vigilante.

One of the vigilantes, who was locked up, was said to person disclosed that Maduagwu jumped from her one-bed-room level located connected the 2nd level of the gathering which indispensable person caused her death.

It was alleged that erstwhile the Police arrived the scene, Maduagwu was inactive live but coudn’t beryllium moved to the infirmary instantly due to the fact that the constabulary said they had nary substance successful their patrol vehicle. However, 1 of the vigilantes disputed this.

“What happened was that erstwhile the equipped robbers left, 1 of the residents who summoned courageousness to travel out, discovered that she was successful a authorities of coma arsenic a effect of the wounded she sustained from the jump. She could not adjacent talk.

“It was erstwhile the nonmigratory was taking her to the infirmary that helium met the Police coming to the compound and told them the idiosyncratic helium is carrying is simply a unfortunate of the equipped robbery onslaught and that helium is rushing her to the infirmary to prevention her beingness and immoderate policemen followed them,” helium added.

The vigilante said further that implicit 10 flats were robbed successful the building.

Tinubu orders information agencies to rapidly food retired killers of Arise News anchor

Reacting to the incidental yesterday, President Tinubu said helium received with heavy sorrow the quality of the tragic passing of Ms Maduagwu, who was killed successful the attack.

Tinubu successful a connection by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said: ” Ms Maduagwu was a promising nonrecreational writer whose beingness was chopped abbreviated successful a cruel and condemnable manner.

“Security and instrumentality enforcement agencies should behaviour a speedy and thorough probe into the incidental and guarantee that the perpetrators are apprehended and brought to justness without d...