Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed outrage at the brutal killing of Mr Toyin Obadina, who until his death was the Assistant Editor of Newswatch newspaper.
The governor, in a statement by Felix Ofou, his Press Secretary, described the death as most cruel giving that the late editor was killed by so called armed robbers, despite having cooperated and willingly surrendering valuables in his possession to them.
“This is a most cruel murder. Even in wartimes, you don’t kill a man who willingly surrenders. This is why I am particularly shocked by what these so called robbers did. Why kill a man without any provocation? “, he asked.
Uduaghan urged the police and other relevant security agencies to immediately step into the matter and bring the perpetrators to book, warning that such a heinous crime must not be allowed without the offenders being punished.
He praised the courage and commitment to duty by the deceased. While pointing out that the late Obadina was killed while returning from work. “You may say he died on active service “, he added.
The Delta State Governor prayed God to grant the publisher, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, editors and staff of the newspaper, the media and family of the late journalist the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Ogeah urges police to unravel Obadina’s killing
In the same vein, the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Chike C. Ogeah Esq, has urged the police to unravel the cold blooded murder of Toyin Obadina, the assistant editor of Saturday Newswatch, who was shot by suspected hoodlums over the weekend.
In a condolence message to the management of Newswatch, Ogeah lamented the shooting of Obadina when he was returning late from work to rejoin his family, noting that unresolved deadly attacks embolden the perpetrators to continue their evil game.
The late Obadina, the commissioner said, was hard working family man and dedicated to his job. He called for innovative approach to enhancing security in the country, especially attacks on the highways.
Ogeah prayed that God grant the soul of Obadina find eternal peace and the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
