A photojournalist from Leadership Newspapers, Benedict Uwalaka, was on Thursday brutalized by staff of Lagos State University teaching Hospital (LASUTH) mortuary for taking shots of events while the corpses were released.
Mr Uwalaka was at the premises of the hospital with his colleagues from other media house on the invitation of the hospital’s management to cover the release of identified corpses of the Dana Air Crash victims.
Mr Uwalaka had moved closer to the vehicle where a corpse was to be placed when an official of the hospital seized his camera and another one hit him on the head with a bottle.
But some official of LASUTH approached and seized his camera while some others beat him up, tearing his shirt and leaving his face swollen and bloodied.
The assault on the photo-journalist irked his colleague and they went with him to report at the nearby police station.
Returning to the hospital to collect his camera, Mr Uwalaka was hit from behind with a bottle on his head by another official of the teaching hospital, leaving him with more wound on his head and bruised face.
NIGERIA REFUSED TO WIN JUST ONE MEDAL IN LONDON OLYMPIC 2012 WHAT A SHAME OR CURSE. NIGERIA GOVERNMENT ARE VERY USELESS AND HOPELESS. BUT THEY CAN WIN GOLD MEDAL IN LOOTING AND STOLEN MONEY.
Posted: at 9-08-2012 10:37 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie
dlimelite at 9-08-2012 10:47 PM (12 years ago) (f)
Why do Nigerians see things wrong. The man was just doing his job. Even if it looked like he was trying to evade privacy, it's very uncivilized to attack the man like that and it's very uncivilized to show grievance by attacking a man. Some ppl are too irrational to understand what it means to be a journalist. If not for journalism how would we get the news that happens around our world. If he had succeeded you'll be the first to spread the word or post it on sites like NP. If ppl like him doesnt do his job ppl will complain, when he does ppl still complain. Those who brutalized this man should be ashamed of themselves. Nigeria is very backward and lacks democracy. I don't think the lost victims are happy
Posted: at 9-08-2012 10:47 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
michealbustha at 10-08-2012 12:12 AM (12 years ago) (m)
VERY HOPELESS COUNTRY WITHOUT HOPE,ASSAULTING A MAN FOR DOING HIS JOB,IF THEY DOESN'T KNOW THE MEANING OF JOURNALISM THEY SHOULD GO AND LEARN ABOUT IT BEFORE INVITING JOURNALIST NEXT TIME.HOPELESS FOOOLS
Posted: at 10-08-2012 12:12 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
... please post something else 
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