On 21 September, an editor at one of Nigeria’s leading newspapers found murdered in his home in Lagos. Bayo Ohu was the associate political editor of the The Guardian. The killing is thought to have been a targeted attack, as the perpetrators took Bayo’s laptop, a claim supported by the Nigerian Union of Journalists and Bayo’s family. (All Africa)
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Nigerian political editor murdered
On 21 September, an editor at one of Nigeria’s leading newspapers found murdered in his home in Lagos. Bayo Ohu was the associate political editor of the The Guardian. The killing is thought to have been a targeted attack, as the perpetrators took Bayo’s laptop, a claim supported by the Nigerian Union of Journalists and […]
By Lance Lattig
22 Sep 09