The Edikwun Council ward Chairman of the Labour Party in Benue State, Nathaniel Ochoche has been killed by suspected herdsmen.
Edikwu Council ward is in Apa Local
Government Area of the state.
The spokesman of the Labour Party in the
state, Kengkeng Ati, who disclosed this to our correspondent in a telephone
chat on Tuesday said that the deceased was killed by suspected armed herdsmen
in Ankpali village, Edikwu district of the local government.
Ati, who said that the incident happened
during the weekend said the case was reported at the police station in the
local government.
“It is true it happened at his village where
herdsmen laid ambush by the roadside and killed him. The report has been
submitted at the police station in the area and they (police) said they are on
top of it.”
Ati, who condemned the killing appealed to
security agents to fish out the killers.
When contacted, the State command Police
Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene said she was not aware of the murder
of the ward party leader.
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