Benue journalists demand independent autopsy on late colleague

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Police said on Friday that the remains of Benue-born journalist, Tordue Salem, were found in an Abuja hospital 29 days after he...

Police said on Friday that the remains of Benue-born journalist, Tordue Salem, were found in an Abuja hospital 29 days after he had gone missing.The Conference of Benue Journalists , has called for an independent medical inquiry into the death of Tordue Salem, a Vanguard Newspaper journalist whose remains were found on Thursday in Abuja.and a member of the association.

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Police, Frank Mba, said on Friday that Mr Salem’s corpse was discovered at the Wuse General Hospital Morgue in Abuja, a development that has fuelled speculations amongst Nigerians as to the actual cause of the journalist’s death. “CBJ, therefore, challenges security authorities to ensure that justice is served with an independent autopsy carried on Mr. Salem’s corpse currently in an Abuja General Hospital,” the statement reads in part.

 

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