A Liberty TV/Radio On-Air Personality, (OAP) Joel Waksi, was yesterday found dead, stabbed to death by suspected hoodlums in Mpape district of Abuja, with his phone stolen.
The tragic news of the passing away of the OAP, whose lifeless body was found around the Mpape area in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was received by Liberty staff via a WhatsApp message posted by a member, Arthur Brooks, who posted: “I have just heard the tragic news that On-Air Personality, (OAP) Joel Waksi has been found dead, stabbed to death in Mpape, his phone stolen; what the hell is our country coming to? May his gentle soul rest in peace“.
The Police authorities are yet to make any comments on the incident, while the corpse of Late Waksi has since been deposited at a hospital morgue.
Joel, as he was fondly called by his colleagues, has been described severally as hardworking ‘Nice guy’, and a very creative person, His passing has elicited reactions from Liberty Family staff members on social media.
?@teemaahmed95 posted on WhatsApp: “God will surely expose those involved in his death oh joel the most amazing OAP ?a very strong, hard working and creative person?? OMG i wish it was a dream joel this is so hard to believe ???
?Also, legend zenny posted: “Too early to go Joel.. though I can’t question God. May his soul and that of the faithful departed through the Mercy of God rest in peace, Amen.
Similarly, Hassan Farouk said: “May his gentle soul rest in peace ? We will missed this humble Man forever ?
Phoebe Kure, on her part, posted: “Its so sooo painful ..But God knows WHY. Joel, rest in peace. Till we all meet in heaven ??”
The menace of phone-snatchers and pick-pockets in the FCT, have become more prevalent in the suburban areas and satellite settlements, which has witnessed an upsrge in criminality.
Residents of Mararaba, Nyanya, Karu, One-Man village, Masaka, Mpape, Kubwa, Gwagwa, Gwagwalada and Idu-Karmo, are all under severe torments of these petty thieves, whose specialty is snatching of phones, ladies’ hand bags and picking pockets.
Right now, this criminality has become a nightmare for the residents, where these miscreants operate day and night. They operate mostly at bus stops, traffic jams and markets places, especially where there are a lot of people struggling to make their ways through a congested pathway. They also operate at red light districts where young men troop to every evening to have fun with ladies of easy virtue.
People who usually leave their houses for work or other engagements early in the morning, now do so at a great risk of being attacked by these criminals.
Many residents are now scared of going out early in the morning with bags, phones, money and other valuables because these are the targets of the hoodlums.
