A Cameraman with the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Ikechukwu Onubogu, has been found dead four days after he was declared missing by members of his family. Kanu was at home with his family on Sunday, November 12th when he received a call for a job. He picked up his camera and told his pregnant wife he would soon be back. That was the last time they heard from him.
The matter was reported to the police and after much investigation, his decomposing body was found by men of the Nigerian Police Force at Obosi, near Onitsha yesterday November 16th. His body has been deposited at the Amaku morgue, Awka for an autopsy.
The Managing Director of ABS, Uche Nworah, expressed shock at the death of the cameraman whom he described as a hardworking staff.
“The horrific death of our beloved and hardworking staff, Onubogu, has thrown the entire ABS family into mourning. He was dedicated to his job and would do anything to capture images that will help viewers to make meaning of every developing story. We will surely miss him. We cannot speculate at this time the circumstances leading to his death as the police is already working hard to unravel what happened. Our thoughts remain with his family, particularly his wife, who recently gave birth,”
The state police has vowed to apprehended those behind the killing of the deceased.