NUJ Niger condoles national president over death of seven Gombe journalists

The Niger State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has extended condolences to NUJ National President, Comrade Alhassan Yahaya, over the death of seven Gombe State Council members in a ghastly road accident

In a statement, signed by the Council Secretary Comrade Usman Chiji on behalf of the Chairman, Comrade Abu Nmodu described the incident as “devastating and deeply painful”.
He said “the untimely demise of the journalists has robbed the Union and the Nigerian media industry of dedicated professionals who made meaningful contributions to nation-building through their work”.

“The loss is particularly grievous given the prime ages of the deceased and their active participation in NUJ activities, and a great setback to the Union”
” The Council urges the National President to take solace in the fact that the departed colleagues had served diligently and paid their dues in their respective workplaces”.

The statement further encouraged the National President not to be discouraged by the unfortunate incident, but to accept it as the will of Almighty God.
The NUJ Niger State Council said it shares in the moment of grief and sorrow with the National President, the NUJ Gombe State Council, as well as the government and people of Gombe State.
The Council then prayed that Allah forgives the shortcomings of the deceased, grants them Aljannatul Firdaus, and gives their families and loved ones the strength to bear the irreparable losses.

It would be recalled that about eleven journalists from the NTA Gombe Chapel were involved in a fatal road accident last weekend while returning from a wedding ceremony, resulting in the death of seven journalists, while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries.