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President Bola Tinubu and the curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike person mourned the passing of Ms Somtochukwu ‘Sommie’ Maduagwu, a quality anchor with Arise News Television, who was killed during an onslaught by robbers astatine her residence successful Katampe, Abuja.
In a connection by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu extended his heartfelt condolences to the household of Ms Maduagwu, the absorption and unit of Arise News Television and the full Nigerian media fraternity implicit this achy loss.
President Tinubu 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 delay”.
While commiserating with the bereaved family, President Tinubu assured Nigerians that his medication remains committed to ensuring the information and information of each citizens and volition proceed to fortify measures aimed astatine combating transgression successful each its forms.
In a beardown condemnation of the sidesplitting of Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu, the curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that her killers volition beryllium apprehended and brought to justice.
The minister, successful a connection issued yesterday by his elder peculiar adjunct connected Public Communications, Lere Olayinka, described Maduagwu’s decease arsenic a profound nonaccomplishment and a tragic transgression that has shaken the nation.
“I consciousness pained that specified a fantastic psyche could beryllium chopped down successful its prime. It is sad!” Wike stated.
Wike, portion commiserating with the absorption and unit of Arise News Channel, assured the nationalist that the constabulary person been directed to analyse the circumstances surrounding her decease thoroughly.
“The decease of Somtochukwu was not lone a nonaccomplishment to the Arise News family, but to the Nigerian media and the full federation arsenic a whole,” the curate said, pledging that his medication would enactment the constabulary investigation.
According to the statement, the FCT Administration is already collaborating with information agencies.
The curate confirmed that the unfortunate was brought to Maitama General Hospital deceased astatine astir 4:30 a.m. connected Monday.
“Preliminary aesculapian study volition beryllium made disposable to the constabulary to assistance their investigation, portion each efforts volition beryllium made to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death.
“It is my supplication that God successful His infinite mercies volition judge her psyche and springiness her household members, friends and associates the fortitude to carnivore this irreparable loss,” helium said.
The curate besides expressed his condolences straight to Prince Nduka Obaigbena, president of Arise News, and the full media community.
Also, the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has described the sidesplitting of Arise News Television anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, arsenic achy and unfortunate.
In a condolence connection connected Tuesday, the First Lady said she received with heavy sadness the quality of the untimely decease of the young journalist, noting that she had been “cut down successful her prime.”
“I woke up to the bittersweet quality of the unfortunate and untimely decease of 1 of our young and superb minds successful the journalism profession, Somtochukwu Maduagwu. Her decease is achy and rather unfortunate. She has been chopped down successful her prime,” Mrs Tinubu stated.
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