APC Chairman, Tersoo Ahu Killed By Hoodlums During Membership Registration In Benue

The Gboko South Ward Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Tersoo Ahu, has been killed by hoodlums during the party’s membership resgistration in Gboko Local Government Area.

Benue Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Makurdi.

Anene said that preliminary investigation revealed that suspected hoodlums allegedly from a faction of the party in the council ward carried out the attack at the party’s registration and revalidation training centre on Sunday.

She said that the deceased and other party members were at the venue of the training for the registration and revalidation exercise when the hoodlums arrived.

According to the PPRO, the chairman was hit on the head with a wood by the hoodlums, he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

“The youth, who claimed to be a faction within the party, mobilised and attacked the deceased on others where they were conducting training for ward and polling unit officers for the party’s registration and revalidation exercise.

“They claimed it was not the venue that they had agreed for the training of the officers.

“They came violently with stones, wood, and started throwing stones; one of them hit the chairman with a wood and he fell down. He was rushed to the hospital where he died,” she added.

Anene further disclosed that several other people sustained various degrees of injury during the attack. She said that the attackers would be arrested prosecuted. (NAN)

This is coming a few days after another APC Chairman And Chieftains were attacked during the the membership registration exercise at the Banquet Hall, Ilorin, Kwara State.