Gboah TV has confirmed the death of its staff, Onifade Pelumi, a 200-level student of the department of history, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State.
Onifade who was also an intern-reporter with the organisation was declared missing on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
In a statement issued by the management of Gboah TV, Onifade was reportedly wounded during task force duel with hoodlums who attempt to loot palliatives at the Ministry of Agriculture store in Abattoir, Oko Oba, Agege Local Government Area Lagos.
The online TV station also claimed the wounded reporter was taken away by the men of the Lagos Task Force and “was later found dead at Ikorodu mortuary after days of searching all police stations and meeting with the Lagos State task force.”
The statement reads, “It has been confirmed that the Gboah TV staff, ‘Onifade Pelumi’, arrested by the Lagos State Task Force at the Ministry of Agriculture, Abattoir, Agege, is dead.
“The Police are currently investigating the matter and have assured the management, the family and community that the investigation will be thorough and swift.
“Onifade Pelumi died while covering the scenes at the site of the palliative storage centre. He will be deeply missed.”
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The Chairman, Lagos State Task Force, Yinka Egbeyemi, in an interview on Wednesday, said the matter has been forwarded to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu.
“Please contact the PPRO for insights on the matter. The case is under investigation and it has been transferred to the Commissioner of Police,” Egbeyemi said.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, asked for more time to seek information on the incident.
(The Punch)
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