A
former member of the Benue State House of Assembly representing Ukum
state constituency, Mr. Douglas Bergha, and two other persons were shot
dead by unknown gunmen at Kundav, in the Ukum Local Government Area of
the state.
Bergha, who was contesting the
chairmanship election in the local government on the platform of the All
Progressives Congress, was a Peoples Democratic Party member while in
the Assembly.
Our correspondent gathered that the
former lawmaker was trailed by the gunmen and murdered in the presence
of his family members at his Kundav home around 7pm, on Monday.
It was also gathered that after killing the APC stalwart, the gunmen killed two other persons who have yet to be identified.
The Assistant Police Public Relations
Officer, Matthew Oku, confirmed Benue State Command, the report but said
only two people were killed.
Oku said the gunmen, after killing the former lawmaker, also shot dead a motorcyclist who reportedly stood in their way.
Meanwhile, the APC chairman in the state,
Abba Yaro, described Bergha’s murder as unfortunate and called on
security agencies to track the killers and bring them to justice.
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