
A SuperSport crew member was shot dead while on assignment in Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
A seven-member SuperSport production team covering the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Libya’s Mediterranean Knights was abducted on Wednesday while travelling from Lagos to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Tochukwu Ikenga, a police spokesperson for Anambra State, told the media that the crew, which works for South African broadcaster Supersport, was abducted by armed men on Wednesday while they were travelling through Anambra State, a hotbed of separatist violence.
“Joint security forces have successfully rescued six members of the media crew who were abducted while travelling from Lagos to Uyo along Isseke-Orlu Road in Ihiala,” Ikenga said, as quoted by The Punch Newspaper.
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