The Benue State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, has lost its ward chairman for the Edikwu council ward of Apa local government area of Benue State, Nathaniel Ochoche.
Ochoche was allegedly killed in an ambush by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Ankpali village, Edikwu District of Apa Local Government Area of the state.
He was said to be among the mourners, who were killed, last weekend, in an ambush that left many injured and several others still missing.
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Labour Party in a statement issued and made available to newsmen in Makurdi by its state Publicity Secretary, Tersoo Orbunde, said the deceased was the Edikwu Ward 2 Chairman of the party in Apa LGA.
The statement reads: “It is with a rude shock that the Benue State Secretariat of the Labour Party received the news of the murder of its Chairman in Edikwu Ward 2 in Apa council, Nathaniel Ochoche, who was ambushed and killed by gunmen.
“Until his death, Ochoche was a consummate party man, who worked assiduously hard for the growth of his community, constituency and country both in words and works.
“The Benue State
Executive Committee of the Labour Party sends its deepest condolence to the wife, children and entire family members of the deceased over this terrible and unfortunate incident.
“As a party, with people centred programme, we condemn in its totality the continuous callous acts of armed militia.”
The party therefore, called on the federal and state governments, and all relevant authorities and stakeholders to rise up to the occasion of protecting the lives and property of the people and stop the unwarranted killings by suspected criminal herdsmen.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
