THE Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, is shocked, at the murder of Famous Giobaro, a journalist with the Bayelsa State owned Glory FM Radio Station last weekend.

He was killed by unknown gunmen who stormed his residence in Yenagoa the state capital and shot him dead.

“We call on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris to deploy all necessary resources at his disposal to apprehend the killers of Mr Giobaro and bring them to justice.

“The murder has once again brought to the fore the precarious security situation in the country where hoodlums, armed robbers and other criminals now strike at will without fear of being stopped by security agents.

“This reign of terror must not be allowed to continue and we call on President Muhammadu Buhari and heads of all security agencies to redouble their efforts at protecting the life and property of all law abiding citizens.

“We wish to remind the Federal Government of its primary responsibility of protecting life and property of all Nigerians and call on the Government to live up to expectations in this regard,” a statement signed by Shuaibu Usman Leman, national secretary, NUJ said.

According to him, “While looking forward to the prompt arrest of the perpetrators of this dastardly act, we call on all Nigerian journalists to take extra precaution regarding their safety and not treat any threat to their life with levity but report such promptly to appropriate authority.

“We commiserate with the families of Mr Giobaro and pray God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss of their dear one, while also praying to God to grant him eternal rest.”

— Apr 19, 2017 @ 7: 29 GMT