Tears as Channels TV cameraman dies nine days after road accident

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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 motor 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 motor accident while on official assignment in Bauchi.”

Said explained that the deceased was among journalists covering the commissioning and handing over of projects executed by the North-East Development Commission alongside the Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari, when the accident occurred.

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. Punch