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A number of gunmen, on Thursday stormed ThisDay Newspaper in Utako, Abuja, threatening to kill staff the staff on duty.
The armed men were said to have scaled the fence of the company’s premises to gain access to the premises.
According to the newspaper, the gunmen, whose mission is yet to be ascertained stormed the office around 3am on Thursday.
The company’s private security men, who were on duty, said that as soon as the gunmen pushed their way into the office of the newspaper they started maltreating the production staff and threatened to kill all of them if they attempted to alert policemen.
However, the gunmen left after about 45 minutes of frightening operation, but vowed to come back soon.
The newspaper added that its management has since reported the matter at the Divisional Police Headquarters, in Utako, Abuja.
