Okezie Amaruben Killed

Newsservice | Killed in Enugu, Nigeria | September 02, 1998

Job:
Publisher/Owner
Medium:
Print
Beats Covered:
Business, Politics
Gender:
Male
Local or Foreign:
Local
Freelance:
No
Type of Death:
Murder
Suspected Source of Fire:
Military Officials
Impunity:
Partial Impunity
Taken Captive:
Yes
Tortured:
No
Threatened:
No

Amaruben, publisher of Newsservice magazine, was shot and killed by an Enugu State police officer. Amaruben was checking on a printing job being done for him in a shop when police officers verbally and physically attacked him. One placed a pistol to his forehead and hit him with the gun after he had identified himself as a journalist. People at the scene told the police officers that Amaruben was not the person they were looking for. He was being forced into a police vehicle when the officer fired his gun and the bullet pierced Amaruben’s skull. Authorities confirmed that the officer who shot Amaruben was arrested shortly after the murder.