Some unidentified gunmen on Monday night reportedly shot a photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria, Callistus Ewelike, in Abuja.
He was attacked in front of his house in Nyanya, Abuja, between 10pm and 11pm by two men who were said to have arrived the scene in a motorbike.
The victim of the attack, who is attached to the State House, is currently acting as President Goodluck Jonathan’s official photographer.
He was attacked in front of his residence after covering an assignment attended by the President in Durumi and Shape communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
As Ewelike was coming down from his vehicle, one of the assailants reportedly confronted him and shot him in the neck at close range.
The gunmen managed to flee, while Ewelike was rushed by his neighbours to a nearby hospital.
He was later transferred to the National Hospital, Abuja where medical doctors are currently preparing him for surgery. He is said to be in a stable condition.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, DSP Altine Daniel, confirmed the incident.
According to her, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Femi Ogunbayide, has directed "full scale investigation" into the shooting and has given a matching order for the manhunt and arrest of the assailants.
It would be recalled that some armed men had few months back visited Ewelike’s residence and robbed him of his working tools including camera,a laptop and few other personal effects.
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