Izuchukwu Okosi
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot whilst making a campaign speech during Sunday’s upper house election has been confirmed dead on Friday morning.
A news conference is currently ongoing at the Nara Medical University hospital.
Medics at the hospital revealed that Abe had no vital signs when he arrived at the hospital but that they conducted resuscitation.
“It was extremely serious, it was very grave,” the medic said of his condition on arrival. He had two wounds in the neck and subcutaneous haemorrhage.
“It was extremely serious, it was very grave,” the medic said of his condition on arrival. He had two wounds in the neck and subcutaneous haemorrhage,” the hospital staff stated.
In an emotion laden press conference after confirmation of the demise of Abe, prime minister Fumio Kishida condemned the attack, saying: “It is barbaric and malicious and it cannot be tolerated.”
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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