Gunmen kill APC chairman in Benue

ALL Progressive Congress (APC) chairman of Ohimini local government area of Benue State, Mr Boniface Okloho have been killed by gunmen.

According to a local source in the area, the local government party chairman was said to be returning from a meeting held with party stakeholders in the council when he was shot and killed on Saturday.

Late Okloho was said to have gone to have a meeting with the party stakeholders to inform them of the shift in the presidential and national assembly poll.

“What we learnt is that Okloho had early hours of Saturday held a meeting with the party stakeholders to intimate them of the shift in the Presidential and National Assembly election but was killed in his way back home.”

When contacted, the spokesman for the Benue command, DSP Moses Yamu confirmed the incident and said that the police had launched a full-scale investigation to unearth those behind the act.

Meanwhile,  the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship candidate in Benue State, Emmanuel Jime, on Sunday,  condemned the assassination of late Okloho.

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Jime in a statement issued on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the gruesome murder of the late party chieftain, sued for peace and brotherliness in the politics of the state.

He called on the government of Benue State and security agencies, to fish out the killers of late Okloho and bring them to book, to serve as a deterrent to others who may want to further the politics of violence.

“I condemn in very strong terms, this unnecessary politics of violence and bloodshed, that has claimed the life of Mr Okloho, our beloved brother and staunch member of our great party in Ohimini.

“Mr Okoloho was one of the very committed leaders of our party in Zone C and we regret that he lost his life in such a horrible circumstance, in the service of his state and his party. May his gentle soul rest in peace,” Jime stated in a statement.