A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Friday, ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to re-open the investigation and prosecution of those who murdered the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, in 1986.
Justice Ekwo also ordered the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection and safety of the lives of journalists as enshrined in sections 33, and 39 of the Constitution and Articles 4 and 9 of the African Charters on Human and Peoples Rights.
Delivering judgment, Justice Ekwo held the AGF was under obligation to prosecute and penalize killers of media practitioners in the country.
Dele Giwa was murdered on October 19, 1986, in his Lagos office through a letter bomb.
Dele Giwa
Apart from Dele Giwa, the court ordered that the killings of other journalists in the discharge of their lawful duties must be investigated and perpetrators brought to book in line with the provisions of the law.
