By Akinwale Kasali
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate probe into the killing of Arise TV Anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu. The 29 year-old was killed during a robbery incident at her residence in Katampe, Abuja.
President Tinubu condemned the killing as unacceptable uncalled for, and ordered that the perpetrators must be brought to book.
This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, titled ‘President Tinubu condemns the killing of Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu, urges security agencies to fish out the killers’.
The statement reads in part:
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received with deep sorrow, the news of the tragic passing of Ms Somtochukwu ‘Sommie’ Maduagwu, a brilliant news anchor with Arise News Television, who was killed during an attack by robbers at her residence in Katampe, Abuja.
“Ms Maduagwu was a promising professional journalist whose life was cut short in a cruel and condemnable manner”.
The Commander In Chief further extends his heartfelt condolences to the family of Ms Maduagwu, the management and staff of Arise News Television, and the entire Nigerian media fraternity over this painful loss.
He also extended condolences to the management and staff of Arise News, as well as the Nigerian media community, noting that the tragic loss was not only personal to the family but also to the nation.
President Tinubu assured Nigerians that his administration remained committed to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens, and will continue to strengthen measures aimed at combating crime in all its forms.
In a similar development, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has described the death of Maduagwu as painful and unfortunate.
The President’s wife, in a statement she personally signed said: “I woke up to the sad news of the unfortunate and untimely death of one of our young and brilliant minds in the journalism profession, Somtochukwu Maduagwu.
“Her death is painful and quite unfortunate.
She has been cut down in her prime. I condole with the chairman arise news media, Chief Nduka Obaigbena, her family, friends colleagues, and loved ones. It is my hope and prayer that the perpetrators will be apprehended as soon as possible and brought to book.
“May her soul rest in peace, and may God give her family, and all her dear ones the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”
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