The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi State Council, has announced the death of a cameraman with Channels Television, Kani Ben, nine days after he was involved in a car accident.
The NUJ State Chairman, Umar Said, disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with journalists in Bauchi, expressing deep sorrow over the incident.
He said, “Mr Ben was a dedicated cameraman with Channels Television who passed away following injuries sustained in a car accident while on official assignment in Bauchi.”
Said explained that the deceased was among journalists covering the inauguration and handing over of projects executed by the North-East Development Commission.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has commiserated with the family of the deceased.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the governor described the death as painful and heartbreaking.
