NUJ Seeks Compensation For Family Of Slain Policeman In Akwa Ibom

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, has expressed concern over the plight of the family of one ThankGod Bassey, a Police Inspector attached to the State Police Command, who was shot dead in the line of duty by armed hoodlums in Oron Local Government Area in December 2023.

The deceased Officer, LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered, was shot dead and his service rifle seized by the gunmen who kidnapped a female Judge he was attached with as an Orderly on their way to Uyo after the day’s work at Oron Judicial Division.

Touched by the noticeable absence of care for the family since the demise of the breadwinner, the NUJ, during the March 2024 Congress held at the NUJ Council in Uyo, appealed to the Governor Umo Eno – led administration to intervene with a view to giving a new lease of life to the deceased’s family.

The Congress chaired by Comrade Amos Etuk, therefore, stressed the need for urgent palliatives to cushion the pains of the family to prevent other unpleasant happenings.