The Zamfara state Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON),Alhaji Hamisu Danjibga has been murdered.
The state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) confirmed the incident on Wednesday.
A statement issued in Gusau by the state NUJ Secretary, Ibrahim Ahmad, revealed that the body of the deceased was dumped in a soakaway by the perpetrator of the dastard act.
“The discovery of his corpse was as a result of an unpleasant odor observed by children of an Islamic School behind his house in the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
“After breaking the soakaway, the dead body was confirmed to be that of Danjibga by his family and some neighbors”, the statement said.
It was gathered that Danjibga had been missing for three days before his corpse was found.
Sources said that the family was initially contacted to pay one million naira ransom for his release, but the figure was raised by his suspected murderers.
It was also gathered that the police had arrested one person suspected of involvement in the killing of the veteran journalist.
The NUJ extended its condolences to the deceased family, VON, and entire people of Zamfara and urged security agencies to investigate the matter and bring the perpetrators of the to justice.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the deceased has been buried in Gusau according to Islamic rites.
