Journalist shot in Lokoja

Journalist shot in Lokoja

 A journalist with the Sun Newspaper , Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been shot. Adeyemi was on his way to the Nigerian Union of Journalists Secretariat when he was shot. The drive -by shooters also shot another passerby , whose identity could not be immediately ascertained .

The passerby was said to have just arrived from Benue and caught up in the middle of the mayhem . The gunshots in Lokoja,

 the Kogi state capital followed the resumption of looting in another warehouse in Zone 8 area . 

A similar incident was recorded overnight when the ADP warehouse was invaded and bags of fertilizer carted away .

 As of the time of filing this report , heavy gunshots rent the air while all shops along Murtala Mohammed way , Lokoja are closed ,

with people scampering to safety . 

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer , William Aya , said the gunshots were from hoodlums who were scaring people away to enable them to loot . 

He said the shootings were not from the Police , adding that the hoodlums are being trailed and would be brought to book shortly . Meanwhile, the victims have been taken to State Specialists Hospital , Lokoja for treatment .

 The state Commissioner for Information , Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement , reacting to the shooting said, “ It is unfortunate that sponsored mercenaries were sneaked into the town to cause mayhem . And it is sad that they shot a journalist who was performing his legitimate duties . 

“ Government will ensure that all the people involved in the violence are brought to book ”