From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan
The media community in Oyo State has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of Mr Ojo Mogbadewa Peters, publisher of Daily Monitor, who was killed by suspected armed robbers in Ibadan.
The incident, which occurred on Monday, August 18, around the Oke Ado–Molete axis of the city, was initially shrouded in confusion, with many believing that Peters had died of typhoid fever. However, a discreet investigation by National Insight, later corroborated by family sources, confirmed that he was a victim of a robbery attack.
According to his younger brother, Mr Peter Enahoro, the journalist was attacked around 2 p.m. shortly after leaving a bank in Oke Ado. “On that same day that he was shot, I got a call from a police officer at Orita Challenge that our brother was at their station. But upon getting there, I was told he had been shot by a notorious armed robber operating with a motorcycle,” Enahoro said.
Family members revealed that the assailants accosted Peters as he stepped out of the bank, snatched his bag, and shot him from behind before fleeing on a motorcycle. He later died from the gunshot wounds and was quietly buried.
The Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) first announced Peters’ death on Sunday, September 7.
A police officer attached to the Challenge Division confirmed the incident, assuring that investigations are ongoing to apprehend the culprits behind the attack.
