On 20 January 2012, Enenche Akogwu was killed at the age of 31.
Earlier that day, he was at his office in Kano with his best friend and colleague, Idris Jibrin, when they heard several bomb explosions and decided to investigate.
Akogwu
heard that some of the bombing was taking place at the Farm Centre
Police Station so he went there and approached some by-standers to get a
quote. Those by-standers turned out to be Islam Militants from the
terrorist group Boko Haram, who immediately shot and killed Akogwu.
When Jibrin heard about the gunfire at Farm Centre, he tried calling Akogwu's cellphone but got no answer. He headed toward the scene to see if Akogwu was alright. A by-stander told Jibrin that a journalist had been shot, so he went to the body and discovered that it was Akogwu. Akogwu had been shot six times. He was shot three times in the chest and three times in the stomach. Jibrin delivered the news to Channels Television that their journalist had been killed.
Enenche Akogwu was the son of Agnes Akogwu, his widowed mother. She said after his father Jonah's death in 2010, Enenche assumed the responsibility for taking care of the family.
His mother also claims that he loved being a reporter and as a kid, he would go out in the city to see what was happening and then return home to tell the family.
His friend and colleague, Idris Jibrin, says that he used to go to Akogwu for advice on his own stories.
Akogwu graduated from Benue State University in 2004.
At the time of his death, Enenche Akogwu was a reporter and camera operator for Channels Television, a privately owned station based out of Lagos , Nigeria.
His work mainly focused on human rights, politics, and war.
He began working for Channels TV in 2010, as a correspondent in Abuja , the capital of Nigeria. He was later assigned to a position in Kano, Nigeria, where he worked until his passing.
However, he did cover news stories all across the northern region of Nigeria.(Wikipedia)
RIP
When Jibrin heard about the gunfire at Farm Centre, he tried calling Akogwu's cellphone but got no answer. He headed toward the scene to see if Akogwu was alright. A by-stander told Jibrin that a journalist had been shot, so he went to the body and discovered that it was Akogwu. Akogwu had been shot six times. He was shot three times in the chest and three times in the stomach. Jibrin delivered the news to Channels Television that their journalist had been killed.
Enenche Akogwu was the son of Agnes Akogwu, his widowed mother. She said after his father Jonah's death in 2010, Enenche assumed the responsibility for taking care of the family.
His mother also claims that he loved being a reporter and as a kid, he would go out in the city to see what was happening and then return home to tell the family.
His friend and colleague, Idris Jibrin, says that he used to go to Akogwu for advice on his own stories.
Akogwu graduated from Benue State University in 2004.
At the time of his death, Enenche Akogwu was a reporter and camera operator for Channels Television, a privately owned station based out of Lagos , Nigeria.
His work mainly focused on human rights, politics, and war.
He began working for Channels TV in 2010, as a correspondent in Abuja , the capital of Nigeria. He was later assigned to a position in Kano, Nigeria, where he worked until his passing.
However, he did cover news stories all across the northern region of Nigeria.(Wikipedia)
RIP
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