Attack on National Pilot, politically motivated - Publisher

Date: 2020-10-25

On Friday at about 7:00pm, the Corporate Head Office of National Pilot Newswpaper, located along Asa Dam road, Ilorin, Kwara State was attacked by rampaging hoodlums under the guise of the EndSARS protest.

The incident happened shortly after the Newspaper's Editor-in-Chief, Alhaji Billy Adedamola drove staff of the establishment out of the office at about 6.30pm when the momentum was building and threat of attack became apparent.

The assailants who had set up heavy burn fires at the frontage of the office came with gallons of fuel and other dangerous weapons and attempted to raze the place down. Some of them who tried to gain entrance through the back fence were however prevented by some tricycles and commercial motorcycle riders who used the place as their park.

Although no staff was hurt during the incident, the hoodlums destroyed windows, furniture, gates and security lights carting away some properties in the process.

However, we believe this attack was politically motivated given the ownership of National Pilot and the fact that it was the only media house so targeted for attack by the hoodlums.

But, if the motive of the attackers was to silence, cowed and intimidate us from doing our job, they have already failed as this incident will further spur us to continue to publish based on our motto of "Quest for Truth and Justice" always.

While we call on the security agencies to fish out perpetrators of this condemnable act of brigandage on free press, we are moved by the outpouring of solidarity messages from our readers within and outside the country, eminent Kwarans, the Kwara State Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the media and other bodies and personalities who stood in solidarity with us to condemn this act.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

ITP     Bankole Omishore     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Muslim Cementary     General Hospital, Ilorin     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Isa Aremu     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Kaosarah Adeyi     Yashikira     Roheemat Hammed     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Obuh     Demola Banu     Femi Ogunsola     SGBN     NaAllah     Ajakaye     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Saadu Alanamu     Mahee Abdulkadir     Abdulwahab Oba     Jare Olatundun     Wasiu Odewale     Ajikobi     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Irepodun     Woro     Bank Of Industry     Wole Oke     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     James Kolo     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Bola Sagaya     Aminu Adisa Logun     Eghe Igbinehin     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Hakeem Lawal     Ilofa     Kubra Kazum     Madawaki     Femi Oladiji     George Innih     Ganmo     Offa Grammer School     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Samuel Adaramola     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Aremu Odolaye     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Mubarak Oladosu     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Mutawalle     Lanre Badmus     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Tunde Akanbi     National Information Technology Development Agency     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Tunde Kazeem     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     David Oyedepo     Radio Kwara     Elese Of Igbaja     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Government House     Idowu Laro     Yahaya A Paniyaro     ANCOPPS     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Sambo Murtala     Lukman Adeloyin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Kwara Restoration Project     Lanre Olosunde     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Samuel Adaramola     Durosinlohun Atiku     Amosa     Ita-Ore     Falokun-Oja     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Musbau A. Akanji     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Local Government Pension Board     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Hakeem Idris     Tunji Moronfoye     Atiku Abubakar     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Siraj Oyewale     Binta Sulyman     Ilorin International Airport     Shonga     Hakeem Lawal     SUBEB     Bayer AG     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Millennium Development Goals     Bolaji Abdullahi     Maja     Baruba     Mahe Abdulkadir     Suleiman Idris     Olawuyi     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Shettima     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Yaru     Saad Omo\'ya     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     N-Power     Mamatu Abdullahi     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Umar Danladi Shero     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     IHS Towers     Tsaragi/Share     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     SWAN     Saka Isau     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Roseline Oni Aremu     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Ishaq Oloyede     Akeem Lawal     Suleiman Abubakar     Yusuf Lawal     Sa\'adu Gambari     LABTOP     Kale Kawu     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Roheemat Hammed     Afeyin-Olukuta     Ayinde Oki     New Naira Notes     Bahago     Royal FM     Kumbi Titilope     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Lotus Bank     Segun Abifarin