Wale Odunsi, Deputy Editor of Daily Post Newspapers has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, accusing Mr. Edward Onoja, Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, of threatening to kill him.

Wale Odunsi and Edward Onoja

In the petition submitted to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Odunsi said: “Mr. Onoja called me at exactly 10:39am on Sunday, April 8 via phone number 07088698212. The call was less than three minutes. He complained about a story we published about him and insisted it was false.”

“I politely told him to write to our management to formally complain. But he dismissed my advice. He claimed the story was a hatchet job, but I quickly replied him that some other media houses reported a similar story.”

“Mr. Onoja continued to speak in harsh tones and told me point blank that he would order a hit on me. I asked if he was threatening me and he said ‘Yes, mark my words. I will kill you’. He went on to say ‘Anywhere I see you, I will tear you apart’. These are weighty statements which any reasonable person must not take lightly.”

“I am writing to you to please use your good offices to investigate this threat before my life is cut short. Even though I believe God Almighty gives and takes life, a direct and unequivocal statement such as Mr. Onoja’s should not be swept under the carpet.”