Another Journalist Dies in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Correspondent of the New Telegraph Newspapers, Mr. Chris Ejim, has passed on , just a few days after Famous Giobaro of Radio Bayelsa, died from wounds he sustained during an attack on his house.

Ejim, was said to have died Thursday evening in his house in Yenagoa after an undisclosed ailment which took a toll on him in the past few weeks.

A graduate of Mass Communication from The Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, the deceased journalist was a strong and committed member of the Federated Correspondents' Chapel of NUJ, Bayelsa State Council.

Many of the colleagues of the late journalist described him as a straightforward person who always spoke his mind no matter who was involved.

A statement by the Chairman of the Bayelsa Correspondents' Chapel of the NUJ, Mr. Kola Oredipe, described the death of late Ejim, as shocking and devastating.

He described Ejim as a fine writer and thorough-bred professional whose writing skill and style was simple. The chapel also described the deceased journalist as enterprising.

Late Ejim, was said to have previously worked with THISDAY Newspaper in Lagos and later with the Nigerian Compass.

He was a fearless, frank and bold journalist who would resist any form of intimidation from any quarters.

“The entire leadership and members of the chapel extend our heartfelt condolences to the Ejim's family of Anambra state and for God to grant them the fortitude to bear this painful loss”, the statement noted.

Mr. Ejim, a native of Ezira community in Orumba North Local Government council of Anambra State, was aged 49 years.