The Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as barbaric and unacceptable the murder of Torkuma Amaa-Bai, the son of a National Ex-Officio member of the party, Vincent Yandev Amaa-Bai.
State Publicity Secretary, PDP, Benue State, Bemgba Iortyom, in a statement said the incident occurred Saturday night in Gboko.
He said eyewitnesses reported that Torkuma, who was the first son of his father and himself an active member of the PDP, was shot to death by unknown gunmen who trailed him to a location in Gboko town where they cut short his life at about 10 pm in the presence of onlookers.
The bereaved father, Amaa-Bai, who confirmed the incident, expressed pains at the tragedy wondering why anyone would visit such evil on his family.
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The PDP said “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.
“Prince Vincent Yandev Amaa-Bai, as a national official of our great party was also appointed to serve as the Director of Security and Intelligence on the State Campaign Organisation of the party in Benue in the just concluded elections.
“We pray that God Almighty repose the soul of the slain Torkuma in eternal rest and grant the bereaved the grace to bear this painful loss.”
The Next Edition reports that the Police Public Relations Officer, Benue State Police Command, Anene Sewuese had earlier confirmed the death of Orkuma Amaa-Bai.
She acknowledged that the incident was reported saying investigation into the cause of the death was in progress.
