Journalists Killed in 1998 - Motive Confirmed: Tunde Oladepo
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Date:
January 1999
The Guardian
February 26, 1998, in Abeokuta, Nigeria
Oladepo, a senior correspondent with The Guardian newspaper of Lagos, was murdered by five masked gunmen, who entered his home early in the morning and shot him to death in front of his wife and children. Nothing was removed from Oladepo's residence, ruling out robbery as a motive. Oladepo was until recently bureau chief of The Guardian's state office in Ogun and was covering political affairs. Co-workers believe he was murdered because of his work as a journalist.
Medium: | |
Job: | Print Reporter |
Beats Covered: | Politics |
Gender: | Male |
Local or Foreign: | Local |
Freelance: | No |
Type of Death: | Murder |
Suspected Source of Fire: | Unknown Fire |
Impunity: | Yes |
Taken Captive: | No |
Tortured: | No |
Threatened: | No |
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