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Journalists and activists yesterday urged the Police to reopen investigation into the murder of The Nation judicial reporter Edo Ugbagwu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They also urged media owners to enhance the welfare of their workers and insure them against the helplessness of security agencies to resolve murder of journalists.<\/span><\/p>\n

They spoke at the inaugural lecture in honour of Ugbagwu, organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja branch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussions centred on how to secure the lives of journalists ahead of next month\u2019s elections. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NAJUC also launched an endowment fund for the upkeep of Ugbagwu\u2019s son, who was born after his death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ugbagwu was killed by unknown gunmen on April 24, last year, in his Shasha, Lagos home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers included top journalist Richard Akinnola; Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, Adebamigbe Omole; his predecessor, Dave Ajetomobi; Lagos lawyer and activist Bamidele Aturu; varsity don Wahab Shittu, and Secretary, NBA, Lagos branch, Sunday Onu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Akinnola said it was unfortunate that most media houses do not have healthy welfare packages and insurance policies for their workers despite the dangerous nature of the job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He noted that during election periods, some desperate politicians might perceive journalists as working for the opposing camps whenever a story is written against them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Akinnola said: \u201cWhether we like it or not, in these dangerous climes, journalists are in the firing line. But what happens when a journalist is caught in the cross-fire? Their welfare should be a priority.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aturu urged journalists not to be intimidated in the face of threats but to remain the voice of the people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said judicial reporters should do more in uncovering the crisis rocking the judiciary by ensuring that allegations of corruption are not swept under the carpet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aturu said: \u201cYou must not celebrate animals. Nigerian democracy belongs to our people and we (activists and journalists) have a duty to defend our people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Omole regretted that the government has failed to provide security for the people and in giving justice to victims by apprehending perpetrators.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ajetomobi urged journalists to draw attention to their plight and the unresolved murders of their colleagues, adding that they have the power to change the society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shittu said the likes of the late Ugbagwu, who gave his best to the nation, should not die in vain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The late Ugbagwu\u2019s younger brother, Sule \u00a0described his brother\u2019s killers as terrorists, urging journalists to always disseminate the truth and remain bold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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