Firstclass newsline learnt that some suspected smugglers on Thursday,
beat journalist, Yomi Olomofe to coma over accusations of reporting
their activities at the Seme-Badagry area
The victim, Olomofe, who is the Executive Director of the Badagry
based Prime Magazine narrated his ordeal to Vanguard.
"I was with another colleague of mine on a visit to the command, when
some smugglers, who claimed that journalists have been writing
negative stories about them, pounced on me"
"While beating me, they threatened to kill me so as to serve as
deterrent to journalists writing stories about them.
"I was there with the correspondent of Tide Newspaper, thank God a
friend from Rotary Club came to take me away, I would have been dead,
because I was left there almost lifeless.
"These hoodlums are not unknown. They are known to everybody, but they
are above the law. They even told me that they have killed many people
and nothing happened"
Meanwhile, Olomofe has called on the Inspector General of police to
come to his rescue saying his life is no longer safe .
Firstclassnewsline.net
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