Gunmen kill ex-PDP chair in Benue, one year after wife’s murder

Some gunmen have killed the former Peoples Democratic Party chairman of Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yayough.

Yayough, before he was killed Friday night, was the Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services (NHFSS) in the local government.

It was gathered that the deceased lost his wife last year in the same circumstances and his house was burnt.

Tim Nyior, PDP publicity secretary in the state, confirmed the assassination of Yayough on Saturday.

Nyior said, “It’s true that the man was once PDP chairman in Tarka LGA before his current position as commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services in Tarka.

“Unfortunately, his wife was killed just last year,” he said.

Similarly, Chief Joseph Har, Special Adviser to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Security and Internal Affairs, confirmed the incident and described it as an ‘assassination’.

Har said, “It was an assassination of the commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services (NHFSS), Aondoakaa Yaiyol

“They came on a bike and shot him at close quarters and fled.

“After they shot the guy, they fired sporadically to scare others and then fled on a bike and they were shielded by two cars also firing sporadically to scare away people.

“Sketchy investigation shows that a criminal that attacked and killed the deceased wife and burnt the house was sent to prison. On his return, both of them were chasing each other until this happened.

DSP Udeme Edet, Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the report, adding that the police were on the trail of the suspect.

“The incident is confirmed, immediately police in Tarka received the report, a team of officers was detailed to arrest him, and they trailed him to his hideout, but he escaped before officers could reach there.

Edet assured that the suspect would soon be apprehended.