Forty-one year-old Bayo Ohu, an assistant political editor of The Guardian was shot in the early hours of Sunday by gunmen suspected to be assasins.
Witnesses said three men, who arrived in a white Toyota Camry car, visited Mr. Ohu in his house at Egbeda, Lagos State around 7:15 in the morning and fired several shots at him. The men, who were said to have left with his laptop, also waited a while to ensure that the reporter could receive no help as he lay bleeding and shouting for help.
He was certified dead when he was finally taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where his body was deposited in the mortuary. Police have launched an investigation into the killing. The management of The Guardian has also promised to release a statement on the killing.
Mr. Ohu joined The Guardian in 1993 after completing his national youth service in Katsina State. He was the correspondent of the paper in Katsina until 2002 when he became assistant news editor and was recalled to the head office in Lagos. He was seconded to the politics desk in 2008. He is survived by a wife and children.
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I'm pretty sure he had some vital information that was going to do a damage control to some govt. officials. for the assassins to have taken his laptop as well. May his soul rest in peace & i hope and pray that the criminals who did this would be caught and dealt with.
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