Thirty years after, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ  once again urges the Police  to re-open the investigation on the killing of foremost journalist, Dele Giwa, killed  via a letter bomb in his home.

 The President of NUJ, Mr Waheed Odushile lamenting that nobody has been
brought to book for the gruesome killing, maintained that  its shows
the level of impunity against journalists that thirty years after, the question is
still being asked: "Who killed Dele Giwa?"

 Odushile also counselled law enforcement agencies not to close its eyes against
such crimes especially when perpetrated by one of their own.

 He submitted that while the NUJ will not take laws into its hands, it will
use every means possible to bring perpetrators of crimes against journalists to 
book. "A society without adequate information is a dead society. Democracy needs free press to thrive", he noted

 He further cautioned security agencies to refrains from stopping  journalists 
from covering  events they were invited to cover as they do not create such events.

 In his presentation, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital
Territory, FCT Command, Mr. Muhammad Mustafa sought symbiotic
Press, security agencies relationship rather than  current antagonistic one.

Mustafa who blamed the unhealthy relationship betweeen the two institutions  on  misconception maintained that both share a common mandate which is "serving and protecting the general interest of  the public",

 "While the primary responsibility of the media is to inform 
the public, the Police and other security agencies have the mandate of protecting  lives and properties, which in other words means protecting the public and their property", he argued.

 The Police chief further counselled journalists to consider national interest above 'scoop' as no report is more important than the unity of the Country, in his paper titled: "Promoting Cooperation Between Media and Sevurity Forces Towards Attaining Press Freedom  And Safety of Journalists

 The NUJ President and police boss were at the ceremony marking the '2016 International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists'

 The day was declared by the United Nations’ International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

 The theme for the 2016 edition is 'Strengthening Judicial systems and African Courts To Protect Safety of Journalists and End Impunity'

 In a goodwill message, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova urged member states to do everything to  bring perpetrators to justice, by developing and strengthening laws and mechanism in accordance with the 
international humanitarian law and existing UN resolutions

 In the message presented by the UNESCO Director in NIgeria, Mr Benoit Sossou, Ms Bokova urged  "Media, civil society, the police and judiciary to deepen efforts to prevent violence against journalists, to enhance the protection of journalists in danger, and to prosecute the perpetrators of attacks"

 The day was marked in Abuja with papers presentations, interactive sessions and goodwill messages