Journalists Killed in 1998 - Motive Confirmed: Okezie Amaruben
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Date:
January 1999
Newsservice
September 2, 1998, in Enugu, Nigeria
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.
Medium: | |
Job: | Publisher / Owner |
Beats Covered: | Business, Politics |
Gender: | Male |
Local or Foreign: | Local |
Freelance: | No |
Type of Death: | Murder |
Suspected Source of Fire: | Military Officials |
Impunity: | Partial |
Taken Captive: | Yes |
Tortured: | No |
Threatened: | No |
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