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Attacked
February 2
Alex Ibru, The Guardian, ATTACKED
Ibru, publisher of the independent daily newspaper The Guardian and a former Internal Affairs Minister in Gen. Sani Abacha's government, was shot and wounded by unknown assailants in the evening, while driving from his office to his home in Lagos. Ibru, who sustained gunshot wounds to his face and left hand, was transported to London for emergency medical care. Police have classified the attempted murder of Ibru as attempted armed robbery, and arrested nine men in connection with the crime, despite the fact that nothing was stolen from Ibru's car or from his person. In a letter to Gen. Abacha, CPJ condemned the attack and called for an investigation into the attempted murder of Ibru.
October 13
Dele Alake, National Concord, ATTACKED
Alake, editor of the National Concord, escaped an attack by gunmen in Lagos as he drove toward the Murtala Muhammed Airport. He managed to drive to a police station, where he reported the incident. Witnesses said that the assailants' car had been spotted before the incident near the editorial offices of the National Concord.
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