Tuesday, July 16, 2024 -Suspected armed robbers invaded the Akwa Ibom State newspaper company, publishers of the Pioneer Newspaper, and k!lled one of the security guards, Mr Edet Obot.
According to Punch, the robbers
stormed the premises of the newspaper located at Information Drive, in Uyo, at
around 12 pm on Friday.
The gunmen were said to have carted
away other valuables, including a generator set, televisions and wire cables.
The source expressed sadness over the death
of the security guard, adding that it seems the robbers had help from within
“It’s a very sad development to all
of us here, and most unfortunate is that the security officer who was shot dead
by the criminals was not even a staff of a newspaper corporation, this cannot
happen without an insider’s collaboration”, the source said.
The spokesperson of the State Police
Command, ASP Timfon John, confirmed the incident.
“We are aware of it and on top of the
situation," the PPRO said.
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