Missing Anambra Journalist Surfaces 41 Days After

Barr Mathew Onwuasoanya, a journalist working for the Anambra Newspapers and Printing Corporation (ANPC), publishers of the National Light Group of Newspapers, has been found, according to the management of the paper.

THE WHISTLER gathered in Awka that the chief executive of the newspaper, Sir Chuka Nnabuife; the editor of the newspaper, Mrs Rose Oranye, along with the chairman, Anambra State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sir Emma Ifesinachi, and the council’s secretary, Mr Emma Udeagha, Thursday, visited Mr Onwuasoanya and members of his family.

Nnabuife said, “During the meeting, Barr Onwuasoanya narrated his ordeal within the five weeks of his absence. He said he was abducted from his residence on May 30, 2020 by some security men as reported, but he got released thereafter.

After the shocking encounter with security agents which left him rattled, he promptly sought medical attention to attend to his traumatic experience.

He disclosed that he received treatment all the while until he returned home while expressing his regrets for his inability to reach out to anybody given that he lives alone, and had lost his phones in the process.”

The CEO commended the Anambra State government, the state police command, the Directorate of State Security (DSS), the Nigerian Union of Journalists, and every individual and group that contributed towards tracing the whereabouts of Mr Onwuasoanya during the ordeal.