The Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Nigerian Compass and Westerner Magazine, Sina Kawonise was on Monday shot by suspected armed robbers while on his way from Anambra State.
Mr Kawonise, a former Commissioner for Information in Ogun State had gone to attend the 17th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association which was held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka where he presented the keynote address.
The incident took place near Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State. The robbers shot at the vehicle in order to force it to stop. The robbers were however repelled by the two policemen who accompanied Mr Kawonise as they fired back at the robbers.
While the Nigerian Compass boss was hit in the leg, one of the policemen also suffered gunshot wounds.
Both men are reportedly being treated in a hospital in Osun State.
