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BREAKING: APC chairman murdered

Afnews Editor

Feb 07, 2021

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Gboko South ward, Tersoo Ahu, has been murdered.

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He was killed by a gang of young men in Gboko on Sunday.

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Ahu and other ward officials were training party members for the APC registration and revalidation exercise.

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The assailants stormed the venue with clubs, cutlasses, and attacked Ahu.

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APC Publicity Secretary in Benue State, James Orgunga, confirmed the incident.

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He disclosed that the ward chairman sustained serious injuries and died at a public hospital in Gboko.

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The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the Benue Command, Kate Anene, said a probe had commenced.

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"I can confirm the attack and killing of the APC ward chairman in Gboko, our men rushed to the scene but the suspects fled.

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"However, we have identified them and very soon we shall pick them up," The Nation quoted the DSP as saying.

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