Precious Owolabi, The Channels TV Reporter who’s also a Serving Corps Member Shot During Shiites Protest In Abuja Is Dead

Watch this Emotional Video of Ijeoma Onyeator Cries while reporting the death of Precious Owolabi a Channels Tv Reporter who was Killed during Shiite, Police Clash in Abuja 

Watch this Emotional Video of Ijeoma Onyeator Cries while reporting the death of Precious Owolabi a Channels Tv Reporter who was Killed during Shiite, Police Clash in Abuja pic.twitter.com/WVzA1z1Gfz

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A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving with Channels Television, Precious Owolabi, is dead.

The 23-year-old died of a gunshot wound he sustained while covering the clash between the police and the Shiite protesters on Monday in Abuja.

The management and staff of Channels Television are greatly saddened by the untimely and unfortunate death of such a promising journalist.

They pray that God will grant his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, and avail his soul eternal rest.

MEANWHILE, A Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mr Usman Umar, was also killed in the crossfire.

In a statement by Force Spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, in Abuja, he said that two other officers were injured in the incident.

He said that 54 suspects had been arrested in connection to the protest that involved no fewer than 3, 000 members of the group, protesting the continued detention of their leader, El-Zakzakky.

Mba disclosed that the protest took place within the Central Business District of Abuja, with the heavily armed protesters defying all “sense of decency and violently attacked innocent citizens and police personnel on duty’’.

“In the process, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, FCT Command, DCP Usman A.K Umar, was shot and fatally injured by the protesters.

“The officer who was immediately rushed to the hospital died moments later while receiving treatment.

“Two Assistant Superintendents of Police and a Staff of Channels Television sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment,” he said.

According to him, the violent protesters also razed down a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Response Post with two vehicles close to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja.

He said the 54 suspects arrested in connection with the protest were undergoing interrogation and would be arraigned as soon as possible.

Mba said that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) had commiserated with the family of the late DCP and condemned the incident, warning that “Enough-is-Enough”.

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