The IPC says the gruesome murder of Efik language programme presenter - David Ekanem, aka "Itiat Zion" - requires thorough investigation.
This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on 9 November 2021.
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos – Nigeria condemns the reported gruesome murder of David Ekanem, popularly known as ‘Itiat Zion’, a member of staff at FAD FM, in Calabar, Cross River State.
A Newspot Nigeria report revealed that the late Ekanem who was the Efik language programme presenter for FAD FM, was stabbed and left to die by alleged hoodlums close to a popular hotel, on the Murtala Mohammed highway on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
The cause of the alleged attack is unknown, but the radio station Ekanem worked with confirmed his death.
In a statement by the Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, IPC said: “It is of serious concern that yet another journalist has been killed, highlighting the fact that journalists and other media professionals continue to be endangered species in Nigeria as we stated on November 2 while marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.”
IPC therefore calls on the Police and other relevant security agencies to do their utmost to ensure that the killers of David Ekanem are apprehended and brought to justice.
