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Gunmen Abduct PRNigeria Journalist in Kogi While Travelling for Media Fellowship

By Queen Madaki | The Bureau News

A multimedia journalist with Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, Mr. Salis Manaja, has been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday while the journalist was travelling from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, to Ilorin, Kwara State, for the PRNigeria Young Communication Scholars Fellowship.

He was reportedly kidnapped along a section of the highway passing through Kogi State, a route increasingly notorious for bandit attacks and abductions.

“We Spoke With His Abductors” — PRNigeria Official

Confirming the development, the Head of Innovation and Special Projects at PRNigeria, Dahiru Muhammad-Lawal, said the abduction had left the organisation’s staff members deeply distressed.

“We were expecting to see him in Ilorin on Saturday, but his line became unreachable after he confirmed to us that he had departed from Abakaliki. We made several attempts to get in touch but to no avail. Eventually, we managed to speak with him through the number of his abductors on Sunday afternoon,” Mr. Lawal told journalists.

He added that the management of Image Merchants Promotion Limited is working closely with relevant security agencies to ensure Mr. Manaja’s safe release.

The incident adds to the growing list of abductions involving journalists and media professionals across Nigeria’s highways, highlighting worsening insecurity and the urgent need for enhanced protection of field reporters.

Source: The Bureau News

Kogi these days. That state is becoming a hotbed for criminal activities. Ododo need to wake up.

But the Presidency said Nigeria is "superlatively" safer now. The evidence being that there are no longer prison breaks.

You see bah, if Nigeria was a movie, it will be a 10 seasons Tragicomedy

Sorry to the victim for all the suffering and trauma. I wish him safe return.
But then, whats the need to worry ourselves when kidnapper will be released and pardoned after being arrested.

No Yorubas in kogi, nothing like Yorubas outside their 5 Yoruba states.

ZUBY77:
No need to worry ourselves, he will be pardond after being arrested.

See what my country has reduced to by clueless government

Where is Nigeria heading to?

These criminals are getting worse day by day.

The country is very safe now and corruption has been wipe out....in the mud the bwala guy said that Nigeria is superlatively safer now ...yet insecurities and corruption is on the rise ...tinubu even unleash more criminals out of the prison to worsen the whole thing....when hardened criminals and murderers are pardoned it send dangerous signal that weaken security agencies and strengthen criminals to continue in their crimes ...but I wish that perhaps security agencies should start killing kidnappers armrobbers, bandits on the spot ,so that tomorrow one crazy president will come and pardon them...

PremiumTech:
Kogi these days. That state is becoming a hotbed for criminal activities. Ododo need to wake up.

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Kogi is big for nothing.

Outside of Lokoja (the State Capital) that looks like a shanty town, the vast land mass of the state is covered by thick forests. Driving all the way from Ejule through Ajaokuta en route Lokoja is very nerve-wrecking.

Ever wonder why their governors spend majority of their time in Abuja?

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When criminals and terrorists are leaders this is what u get. The righteous will uphold righteousness

"The country is superlatively safer.

This must be IPOB and Obidients fake news"

One idiot somewhere in Tinubu bondage

PremiumTech:
Kogi these days. That state is becoming a hotbed for criminal activities. Ododo need to wake up.

It's been like that for years, yahaya bello is just doing cover up

Even if they are caught, Tinibu will still pardon them. Carry on bro

The release of bandits and kidnappers is what is fueling the surge of kidnapping. A society without deterrence have exposed it's people to death and destruction in the hands of terrorists and violent criminals. I pity Nigerians.

I have never seen any serious country pardon violent criminals that have killed it's citizens...we have evil leaders.

temitope27:
It's been like that for years, yahaya bello is just doing cover up

PremiumTech:
Kogi these days. That state is becoming a hotbed for criminal activities. Ododo need to wake up.

Which Ododo are you talking about? What were you guys and Tinubu now accusing Jonathan for in Borno state?

May he be found safe and sound and on time...

Insecurity that some were denying

Daniel Bwala said Nigeria is superlative secured under Tinubu


What a pity

Well e goo fit GIVE ur JOURNAL INVESTIGATION of such LOO.. na werin unty KEMI supp dey give us