It’s been nearly two weeks since the popular Thursday, September 9, 2011 BEAT FM staff assault took place; and while Olisa Adibua (the perpetrator) stays on suspension from the radio house, and Adewunmi Oyekanmi (the assaulted) continues working at the station, reactions are still pouring in.
First, it’s an online petition clamouring for the dismissal Olisa Adibua and then, a reaction from the M-Net organised musical talent hunt, GLO Naija Sings, where Olisa is the resident Judge.
An online petition tilted ‘The Beat99.9FM LAGOS: To Dismiss Olisa Adibua For Violently Assaulting A Colleague’ was started by ‘Activist girl’, an anonymous aggrieved activist. The petition reads in part:
‘It is important that he is dismissed because if he is not reprimanded, many more people could be assaulted in this manner and nothing will be done about it. The victim is too scared to press charges.He’s been cajoled and intimidated’. There has been only one signature to the petition so far.
Organisers GLO Naija Sings on the other hand said in a statement posted on their website, ‘…as this is currently an internal matter between the management and staff of Beat FM, Mr. Adibua will continue his role as judge on Glo Naija Sings pending the outcome of the investigation‘.
‘However M-Net wishes to advise that it is strongly opposed to any acts of violence, and will take the necessary and appropriate actions should one of its crew or cast be found guilty of violent misconduct.’
The show is sponsored by Globacom Nigeria.
Olisa Adibua had allegedly pummelled a subordinate, Adewunmi, causing severe injury to his face and body, after the latter was found sleeping on a couch in the office premises at about 2am.
We are told that Adewunmi who was on duty as the night news editor at the radio staton, that day, was thrown out of the Lagos office by Olisa after having his shirt ripped off and phone destroyed by the radio boss.
The incident has compelled official statements from Adewunmi, BEAT FM, and Olisa, all published in earlier reports, as well as loads of viral public reactions.
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