The Journalist That Died At The Same Age With Dele Giwa

Certain things do happen some are accidents, historical, too identical circumstances but leave the mortal in us to fathom the craziness out of our mentality.

A good student of history, should know that Mee was a student of Dele Giwa of blessed memory. Dele Giwa a journalist per excellence, an investigative journalist of international repute , a juggernaut in the field of his calling . Therefore MEE has a thoroughly bred source.

Flash Back….

May Ellen Ezekial Mofe-Damijo also known as MEE

Seated next to her is one of her staff Dele Momodu, other prominent staff she employed was Ben Charles Obi.

Mee was wealthy owner and publisher of Classique magazine, a celebrity and entertainment journal that is today moribund.

Seated to extreme right of this photo is her husband and celebrity actor Richard Mofe Damijo.

She hosted a television talk show Mee and You on NTA 2 channel 5, Lagos. She also produced the TV show.

She was born in Ghana in 1956 and died in 1996 at the age of 39.

Mee sharpened her journalism skill while she was working for the Sunday Concord under the tutelage of Dele Giwa who incidentally, died at the same age of 39 this time via letter bomb at his Adeniyi Jones home.

This photo of 1992 was taken during Dele Momodus wedding in Ogun State.

Prince Tunde Aiyekooto

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