A journalist Ibrahim Abdulazeez has died in an accident on the Bauchi-Alkaleri highway during a trip for a wedding.
He was the immediate past assistant secretary of Correspondents’ Chapel in Adamawa State.
Mr Abdulazeez who was a stringer for Premium Times, covering Adamawa and Taraba states died on Friday.
He was also the Adamawa correspondent of the Voice of America (VOA), broadcaster with Yola-based radio/television house Gotel Communications, and also owned an online news medium Adamawa Times.
Adamawa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) said in a statement Friday evening that his sudden death was disheartening.
“The Adamawa State council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) regrets to announce the death of one of its members, Ibrahim Abdullazeez,” secretary Fidelis Jockthan said in the statement.
The NUJ scribe consoled members and urged them to await further development regarding the funeral.
