Amaku, Daily Times ex-City Editor, dies at 86

A former city Editor of Daily Times newspapers, High Chief Sampson Iheanyi Amaku is dead.

He was aged 86

Amaku, popularly known as (Sampen) passed away last week after a brief illness.

This was contained in a statement signed by his family members, Mrs Comfort Amaku and Mr Henry Amaku.

The late veteran journalist hailed from Eziama Kingdom, in lsiala Mbano Local Government Area of lmo State.

He was the state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) in the defunct East central state council.

During his tenure as chairman, the then Administrator of East Central state, Ajie Ukpabi Asika, donated the present NUJ Press Centre, Enugu, and the entire outer space of the building to the state council.