- The police in Mpape division reported finding his body near the Panteka area
A journalist at Atar Communication, owners of Liberty TV/Radio, was found dead in Abuja on Wednesday, five days after being reported missing.
Joel Waksi, an On-Air Personality (OAP) at the station, left work around 9pm on Friday and was expected back by 2pm the next day at the Mpape office.
The Group General Manager (GGM) of Atar Communication, Balarabe Muhammad, confirmed to Daily Trust that the police in Mpape division reported finding his body near the Panteka area. His body was taken to Kubwa General Hospital morgue. He had been stabbed in the neck, and his phone was missing.
He said, “It was suspected that he was attacked by the phone snatchers,” adding that two months back, he survived a similar attack, where he was stabbed below his abdomen, but he was treated.
“He was supposed to be on break till Monday, having worked at night; however, due to internal arrangements among colleagues during such public holidays, he was billed to report back to duty the next day afternoon, but he never did.’’
Joel, as he was fondly called among his colleagues, was said to be a hardworking and very creative staff.
The spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, was yet to respond to enquiries on the incident up till the time of filing this report.
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