- His corpse was discovered close to the Panteka region, according to the Mpape division police
Five days after going missing, a journalist for Atar Communication, the company that owns Liberty TV/Radio, was discovered dead in Abuja on Wednesday.
Joel Waksi, the station’s On-Air Personality (OAP), was supposed to return to the Mpape office by 2 p.m. on Saturday after leaving work at around 9 p.m. on Friday. Balarabe Muhammad, the Group General Manager (GGM) of Atar Communication, verified to Daily Trust that his body was discovered close to the Panteka region, as stated by the Mpape division police.
The mortuary at Kubwa General Hospital received his body. In addition to having his phone taken, he had been stabbed in the neck.
“It was suspected that he was attacked by the phone snatchers,” he stated, adding that he had survived a similar attack two months prior in which he had been stabbed below the belly but had received treatment.
“After working through the night, he was expected to take a break until Monday. However, because of agreements made internally among coworkers on public holidays, he was expected to return to work in the afternoon the following day, but he never did.”
Joel, who was well-liked by his coworkers, was regarded as a diligent and exceptionally imaginative employee.
As of the time this story was filed, SP Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the FCT police command, has not responded to any inquiries regarding the incident.
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