NIGERIAN COMPASS MD SHOT BY ARMED MEN

Unknown gunmen yesterday attacked and shot Mr. Sina Kawonise , Managing Director and Editor in Chief of Nigerian Compass and Westerner Magazine. Mr. Kawonise was on his way back from Akwa, Anambra State when he was waylaid by the armed men around Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State. They opened fire in order to force his vehicle to stop. The attackers were, however, repelled by his two police orderlies.. In the ensuing gun battle Mr. Kawonise was shot in the leg by the attackers while one of the two policemen also suffered gunshot wounds. The armed attackers later fled the scene while Mr. Kawonise and the wounded policeman were evacuated to a nearby hospital. Doctors treating the duo say they are stabilizing.