{"id":19848,"date":"2017-12-12T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19848"},"modified":"2017-12-12T19:48:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:48:48","slug":"shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_-8572112165006638700gmail-MsoNormal\">The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT) reporter, Miss Owei Patience by gunmen on Friday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> December 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8572112165006638700gmail-MsoNormal\">According to reports from The Nation online, \u201cOwei, who covers the Government House, was attacked by gunmen at about <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_83675101\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:30 pm<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_83675102\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Friday<\/span><\/span> while returning from a church service. She was shot at close range and dispossessed of her mobile phones, cash and other valuables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8572112165006638700gmail-MsoNormal\">The Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in a statement described the unfortunate occurrence as a great concern to the Nigerian media and its stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8572112165006638700gmail-MsoNormal\">\u201cIt is unfortunate that we almost lost one of our own in the media to gunmen. This again points to the security lapses in the Nigerian society which calls for a serious concern and thorough investigations by the Nigerian Police.\u201d<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-8572112165006638700gmail-MsoNormal\">IPC therefore calls the attention of the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa state to immediately investigate this attack as it is not the first of its kind. The culprits involved should be made to face the law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8572112165006638700gmail-MsoNormal\">IPC also appreciates the efforts being made by the Bayelsa state government to take up the medical bill of Owei\u2019s treatment in the hospital.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT) reporter, Miss Owei Patience by gunmen on Friday, 8th December 2017. According to reports from The Nation online, \u201cOwei, who covers the Government House, was attacked by gunmen at about 10:30 pm on Friday while &hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[703],"coauthors":[2393],"class_list":["post-19848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-ipc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations - National Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations - National Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"National Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-12T18:43:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-12-12T18:48:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IPC-Logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"448\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"278\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dayo Emmanuel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/\",\"name\":\"National Wire\",\"description\":\"About Nigerians, Nigerian Business and Other Stories\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IPC-Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IPC-Logo.jpg\",\"width\":448,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"International Press Centre\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/\",\"name\":\"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations - National Wire\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-12T18:43:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-12-12T18:48:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/806673c5851717dc3067b1a46a6c060f\"},\"description\":\"The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT)\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/806673c5851717dc3067b1a46a6c060f\",\"name\":\"Dayo Emmanuel\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/author\/dayo\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations - National Wire","description":"The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT)","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations - National Wire","og_description":"The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT)","og_url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/","og_site_name":"National Wire","article_published_time":"2017-12-12T18:43:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-12-12T18:48:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":448,"height":278,"url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IPC-Logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dayo Emmanuel","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/","name":"National Wire","description":"About Nigerians, Nigerian Business and Other Stories","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IPC-Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IPC-Logo.jpg","width":448,"height":278,"caption":"International Press Centre"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/","name":"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations - National Wire","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2017-12-12T18:43:01+00:00","dateModified":"2017-12-12T18:48:48+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/806673c5851717dc3067b1a46a6c060f"},"description":"The International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria is calling for thorough police investigations over the shooting of female Africa Independent Television (AIT)","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/shooting-ait-reporter-ipc-calls-thorough-police-investigations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shooting Of AIT Reporter: IPC Calls For Thorough Police Investigations"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/806673c5851717dc3067b1a46a6c060f","name":"Dayo Emmanuel","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/author\/dayo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19849,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19848\/revisions\/19849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19848"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=19848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}