Enenche Akogwu Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Boko Haram threatens to kill Nigerian journalist

July 15, 2015 2:21 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, July 15, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to ensure the safety of a Nigerian journalist who received a death threat from a suspected member of the Islamist militant sect Boko Haram. Adeola Akinremi, the features editor of the independent daily ThisDay in Lagos state, told CPJ about the threat…

Journalists targeted by both sides in Nigeria’s war on terror

May 30, 2014 2:27 PM EDT

The struggle between Nigerian authorities and militant extremist group Boko Haram was recently thrust into the global spotlight with the abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls, but journalists in the country have been squeezed between the two sides for years.

Unidentified assailants shoot dead a Nigerian editor

January 15, 2013 4:50 PM EST

Abuja, Nigeria, January 15, 2013–Nigerian authorities should determine the motive behind the murder of an editor on Saturday and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Journalist Enenche Akogwu was shot dead today while interviewing witnesses of a terrorist attack. (Channels TV)

Nigerian reporter murdered while covering bombings

January 20, 2012 5:42 PM EST

New York, January 20, 2012–A television reporter covering the aftermath of coordinated terrorist attacks in northern Nigeria was gunned down this afternoon, according to local journalists and news reports.