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Four journalists died in the cash.
The Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo, in Osun has discharged all the journalists, injured in the auto-crash at Ilesha on Aug. 2 that killed three journalists.
The Chief Medical Director of LAUTECH, Femi Fadiora, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Osogbo that the nine journalists were now out of danger list.
Mr. Fadiora expressed optimism that one of the survivors, Sylva Okereke, who was transferred to Lagos early on Saturday would survive if given adequate care.
“LAUTECH rose to the occasion to ensure that the wounded were given adequate care to stabilise them.
“Three were discharged on Saturday, while the remaining six who are now out of danger have also been released to join their families today,’’ Mr. Fadiora said.
A former National Officer of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ayoade Adebayo, said that the survivors were released to Deji Elumoye, the Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the NUJ.
Mr. Adebayo said that Mr. Elumoye had also gone to Ilesa to convey the body of Kafayat Odunsi, a staff of the Nigerian Television Authority, who lost her life in the crash to Lagos. He called on Nigerians to continue to pray for journalists, who by the nature of the job were always on the move.
The National President of the NUJ, Garba Mohammed, at a news conference in Osogbo, declared seven-days mourning in honour of the three dead journalists.
The other journalists who died in the crash were Olatunde Ojenike of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Ibadan; and Adolphus Okonkwo of the Voice of Nigeria.
(NAN)
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