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Police search for woman who spat on Nigerian presenter, Adaure Achumba while she was on Elm Street in North Carolina to report for WFMY News

Adaure Achumba, a former Nigerian TV presenter who now reports for a TV station in America, was assaulted on the job by a woman who walked up to her in public and spat on her.

Adaure was approached by the woman on Monday night, March 29, just before a live broadcast on Elm Street, Greenford, North Carolina, US.

According to WFMY News, the TV station she works for, Adaure and photojournalist Sean Higgins were preparing for a live report on Elm Street when a woman walked up behind her and shouted in her ear, startling her.

Police search for woman who spat on Nigerian presenter, Adaure Achumba while she was on Elm Street in North Carolina to report for WFMY News

When Adaure asked the woman what she was doing, the woman threatened her and spat on her face shield.

Photojournalist Sean Higgins stepped in to make sure nothing else happened, and the woman eventually walked off.

Police search for woman who spat on Nigerian presenter, Adaure Achumba while she was on Elm Street in North Carolina to report for WFMY News

Greensboro police are investigating the incident as an assault after a report was filed with GPD. They are searching for the woman who threatened and spat on Adaure.

Adaure used to work for Silverbird Television in Lagos before she moved to the United States where she got married to an American man Wesley Ballance and now works.

Police search for woman who spat on Nigerian presenter, Adaure Achumba while she was on Elm Street in North Carolina to report for WFMY News

Below is a news report about the incident.

https://wfmynews2.com/embeds/video/83-6f7b331a-5eb6-42ae-bd33-f8c14926fded/iframe

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