The Abuja council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ had condemned the killing of Precious Owolabi, a reporter with the Channels Television who was caught in the exchange of fire between Shiite protesters and the police in Abuja on Tuesday. Owolabi, a corps member who covered the protests for the television house was mortally wounded and later died in the hospital. A statement by the council stated in part, “The death of Precious Owolabi signifies how brutish and short life has become in Nigeria and
