A Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Staff, Mr Chukwu Odiahu, of the engineering department, has allegedly been brutally killed in Okene.
Sources at the NTA booster station in Okene revealed that the late Odiahu left the station on Tuesday evening after he closed from work only to hear that he was allegedly stoned to death.
Though the reason for the attack on late Odiahu is yet to be ascertained, a staff of NTA who do not wants his name in print anonymous revealed that all the staff on duty have been arrested and are currently under interrogation at the Divisional Police Office in Okene.
The staff said ,” It is very unfortunate we all woke up this morning to hear about the death of one of our colleagues under the engineering department.
”When we closed transmission around 10pm on Tuesday, he left the office premises, unfortunately this morning, (Wednesday), we discovered his corpse that he was killed with stones by some persons who we do not know.
All the staff on duty have been arrested because they are prime suspects”.
His colleagues described him as a gentleman and humble, who was committed to his duty. He died a horrible death.
Kogi state Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP William Ovye Aya has confirmed the incident and revealed that the police on receiving information of a dead body rushed there, snapped the corpse, and moved it to the mortuary awaiting doctor’s autopsy.
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He said investigation in to the murder has commenced, promising to keep the press updated as more facts unfold.
