The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has expressed distress over the abduction and subsequent murder of a veteran journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, a
The governor, on Thursday, expressed deep sadness over the killing of the journalist whose body was discovered in a soak-away in Gusau, the State capital.
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, Governor Lawal said his government has ordered security operatives to initiate a prompt investigation into the murder of the journalist. The statement read in parts: “The Zamfara State Government had received the shocking news of the abduction and consequent brutal murder of Mallam Hamisu Danjibga, a veteran journalist and reporter with Voice of Nigeria .
“The deceased family confirmed that Mallam Hamisu was declared missing a few days ago and was found dead three days after his disappearance. “From preliminary reports, the veteran journalist was brutally killed and dumped in a soak-away not far from his house where he was taken.
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