Missing journalist found dead in Abuja

A journalist with Liberty Television/Radio, has been found dead in Abuja.

He was found dead with stab wound after five days after he was declared missing.

Joel Waksi, an On-Air Personality (OAP), was last seen leaving the office at 9 p.m. on Friday, and was expected to return to work at 2 p.m. the next day at the Mpape office, but his disappearance has sparked concern.

His prolonged absence sparked worries, which eventually led to a search being conducted.

Balarabe Muhammad, the Group General Manager (GGM) of Atar Communication – owners of Liberty TV/Radio, confirmed the tragic incident.

According to Muhammad, the Mpape division police located Waksi’s body near the Panteka area and subsequently transported it to the Kubwa General Hospital morgue.

Muhammad disclosed that Waksi had been stabbed in the neck, and his phone was missing, suggesting he may have been attacked by phone snatchers.

He said, “It was suspected that he was attacked by the phone snatchers,” adding that two months back, he survived a similar attack, where he was stabbed below his abdomen, but he was treated.

“He was supposed to be on break till Monday, having worked at night; however, due to internal arrangements among colleagues during such public holidays, he was billed to report back to duty the next day afternoon, but he never did.’’

SP Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the FCT police command, had not responded to inquiries about the incident at the time of this report.