Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Community Watchdog Newspapers, Comrade Precious Nwadike has written a letter to the Inspector General of Police expressing the danger which some ofnhis officers have constituted to him and other editorial staff of the publication.
In a letter dated November 7, and addressed to IGP through the Imo state police commissioner, the publisher said that the threat to their lives is coming closely on the heels of the publications of allegations of the alleged stealing of the sum of N5 Billion allegedly from the N26.8Billion Bailout funds approved and released to Imo State, by the cook attached to Uche Nwosu..
Titled: ‘Threat to lives of the publisher and editors of community Watchdog newspapers, Owerri, Comr. Precious Nwadike,’ the publisher stressed: “this alarm has become necessary and imminent following several phone calls by the aforementioned officials and their beneficiaries and other hangers-on.
“Sir, should anything untoward happen to the publisher, editorial team or any member of their families, the persons to hold responsible and liable, are the above mentioned suspects. In addition sir, please do all you can with your good office to safeguard and secure the above threatened precious lives.” [myad]
