Irate workers in Osun State on Tuesday battered
journalists from MITV, Abass Okandeji and ONTV
reporter, Adeniyi Folorunsho, during a protest.
The incident happened at the State Government’s Secretariat when the journalists in company with their colleagues went to cover the protest by the workers over non-payment of their salaries.
Our correspondent gathered that the network
journalists were dealt several blows by the irate
workers who thought they were working for a
government owned media organisation.
The prompt response of officials of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps and colleagues of the victims prevented a further battering the
journalists.
Okandeji, who spoke on the telephone with our
correspondent said he was mistaken for a
journalist from the media organisation the
workers considered to be unfriendly to them.
He said, ” I was treated at the clinic inside the
secretariat, I have chest pain, but Folorunsho has cut on his hand. His camera was also damaged by our attackers.”
He said he was at the Ataoja Police Station where he had gone to make a formal report to the police on the attack.
The chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists, Osun
State chapter, Mr. Biodun Olakere, when
contacted on the telephone by our correspondent condemned the attack.
He said, “The attack was unfortunate and we
condemn it. The NLC chairman has apologised
and we have accepted the apology, but we have
asked the two gentlemen beaten to identify just
one out of those who beat them and we would
ensure that that one is dealt with.
” We know that the leadership of the labour union was not behind it, but it was the handiwork of some misguided persons. We will ensure that those who perpetrated the act face the wrath of the law.”
www.punchng.com/news/angry-workers-batter-journalists-in-osun/

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A hungry man is an angry man.


The Best way to talk to a hungry man is in terms of Bread --- Mahatma Gandhi

Him want go cover protest? Lol Even BBC staffs covers with skills...one leg close and one leg for race!

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