Nkwazema Paraded with other suspects
THISDAY disowns journalist fingered in invasion of S’Court Justice Odili’s residence
THISDAY Newspapers has disowned Stanley Nkwazema, a journalist who claims to be working for the newspaper and also claims in his LinkedIn page that he is a Special Assistant to the Chairman of Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON).
Nkwazema was paraded alongside 13 other suspects over their alleged involvement in raiding the residence of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili.
In a swift reaction to the development,the newspaper in a statement signed by its Managing Editor, Bolaji Adebiyi, disowned Nkwazema, stressing that he had resigned 15 years ago.‘
Captioned, ‘Disclaimer: Stanley Nkwazema is Not Our Staff/Contributing Editor’, THISDAY in the statement urged the public and the police to note that whatever Nkwazema’s involvement was in the raiding of the judge’s residence was not done on its behalf in any shape or form
“The attention of the management of THISDAY Newspapers has been drawn to the news making the rounds that Mr. Stanley Nkwazema, one of those suspected to have invaded the home of Justice Mary Odili claimed to be a staff and Contributing Editor of THISDAY.
“Contrary to his claim, Mr. Nkwazema is neither a Staff of THISDAY nor a Contributing Editor. He was a Sports Correspondent and resigned more than 15 years ago.
“However, occasionally, he, like hundreds of other readers of the newspaper, sends for publication articles and analyses and is usually obliged, a privilege “THISDAY gives to some of its ex-staff.
“That does not in any way make him a staff and contributing Editor of THISDAY.
“Since his resignation, THISDAY had at no time contracted Mr. Nkwazema to investigate any story, and we know nothing of his alleged investigation of a story leading to the raid of the residence of Hon. Justice Odili,” Adebiyi said in the statement.
