We must get to the bottom of his death –Adesina

Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers and President, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Femi Adesina, has urged the Nigerian Police to get to the bottom of Pastor Dimgba Igwe’s death.

Speaking to journalists during a condolence visit at the late Dimgba’s residence yesterday, he said the question of what actually happened on the day he died could not be answered until the driver who hit him was caught.
His words: “We cannot answer the question of what really happened until the driver that hit him is caught. The security agencies need to fish the person out because we need to get to the bottom of this.
“The theory that Dimgba may have been assassinated could be a conjecture. I have not seen anything to point to that direction because he was a peaceful person and I doubt if anyone would want him dead. For every crime, there is a motive and unless we find the motive, I do not agree on the issue of assassination. He was not a businessman; he was just a journalist, an author and a writer.
“When it happened, he was first rushed to a nearby private hospital where he was given a drip, but they were not able to contain the loss of blood. From the hospital, he was rushed to the General Hospital in Isolo, but there was no surgeon there to treat him. He was later transferred to Ikeja General Hospital and from there to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
“Nigeria is a sick country, all our institutions are sick including the health sector. We need to change the way things are done in this country. Until things changed, we are at the mercy of situations like this.”

Eric Osagie, managing director, New Telegraph
“To talk of Dimgba Igwe in the past tense is a harrowing experience. I worked under him in the Weekend Concord. Weekend Concord was a small and creative team and we always did things together, so to imagine that Dimgba is dead is something that is incomprehensible.
“He was a fine newsman, very profound, analytical and an organizer. This is a lesson that life is transient. So,, we should do all we can as if there is no tomorrow. What happened can happen to anybody at anytime. It is a shame of a nation that four hours after the incident, he could not get adequate medical attention. Also, if it were abroad, the police would probably have used CCTV to fish out the person who hit him.”

Chike Ogeah, Delta Commissioner for Information
“When we heard the news, it was devastating to say the least. I had come to Lagos for another assignment and I knew I needed to see his natural and professional family. I have seen his wife and kids and I promised them that Delta State would stand behind them because his wife is a daughter of Delta, so we have a stake in it and this shows that we are also in grief.
“As bleak as it looks, we must take strength from the fact that he was a pastor and his soul was saved. The prayer is for those of us he left behind to do the right thing so we can join him. I will miss reading his articles because I always feel blessed when I do.”

Bishop Humphrey Erumaka
“We have lost a great friend, my teacher and mentor in journalism. His last outing was on my 50th birthday and I will never forget his input in my life, in Christendom and the nation as a whole.”

Abdulfatai Oladeinde -Sunday Editor
“He ran a good race and he touched our lives positively. He merited paradise and I pray the Almighty God bless his soul.”