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Armed robbers operating on a motorcycle on Monday shot and killed a circulation representative of The Sun Newspaper, Fabian Obi, in his office in Onitsha, Anambra State on Monday morning.
THISDAY gathered that the robbers might have acted on information as the circulation staff was just making preparation to move monies realised from the sales of the previous days newspapers.
A source in the old market road area of Onitsha where The Sun Newspaper has its office, informed THISDAY of the attack, adding he was rushing to the hospital where the deceased was rushed to.
He said: “They (robbers) have killed our circulation man . I’m rushing to the hospital where he was taken to. But I can confirm to you the incident happened and that our circulation man is dead.â€
THISDAY gathered that the robbers after shooting Obi, three times around his chest, took away money from his sales.
Confirming the incident to journalists in Awka, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nkeiruka Nwode, said the command was on the trail of the suspects, promising that they must be apprehended and made to face the law.
While commiserating with The Sun Newspaper and the family of the deceased, she assured residents of protection of their lives and property.
The body of the deceased had been deposited at the Boromeo Hospital morgue.
