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PDP chieftain’s son assassinated in Benue
The Benue Police Command on Sunday confirmed the murder of one Orkuma Amaabai, son of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national ex-officio member, Prince Yandev Amaabai.
DSP Catherine Anene, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said the deceased was shot by unknown gunmen in Gboko at about 10 p.m. on Saturday. The incident was however reported on Sunday
The incident reportedly happened at Gboko, headquarters of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
It was said that the deceased, who was the first son of the PDP chieftain, was trailed by his assailants and shot dead when he was on his way back home after an outing with friends.
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Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the murder, describing it as “barbaric and inappropriate.”
In a statement by the state publicity secretary of the party, Bemgba Iortyom, the party leadership called on the security agencies to find Torkuma’s killers.
Part of the statement read, “Torkuma Amaa Bai, son of Vincent Yandev Amaa Bai, national ex-officio member of PDP, was shot dead by unknown gunmen who trailed him to a location in the town where they cut short his life at about 10pm in the presence of onlookers.
“Confirming the incident, the bereaved father and chieftain of our great party, Prince Amaa Bai, lamented the tragedy, wondering why anyone would want to visit such evil on his family.
“While it is yet early for us to draw any conclusions about the unfortunate incident, we nevertheless, demand that security agencies must act with dispatch and fish out the perpetrators of this crime.
The PPRO however stated that investigation into the matter is ongoing and urged the public with useful information that would lead to the arrest of the criminals to volunteer it.
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