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Labour Party (LP) women leader in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mrs Victoria Chintex has been killed by unknown gunmen at her residence.
Edward Buju, Labour Party Publicity Secretary in Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna.
According to the statement, the deceased’s husband, who sustained injuries during the attack, is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
In the meantime, the party is awaiting burial plans in order to give their support to the family.
“On behalf of our presidential candidate, Peter Obi, our gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna State, Jonathan Asake, and the party senatorial candidate for Southern Kaduna zone, Mike Auta, we call on the people of Kaura LGA, to be law-abiding as vengeance is of the Lord,” Buju stated.
The Kaduna Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige did not pick up his calls for confirmation at the time of filing this report
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi has described the death of Mrs Victoria as a huge loss to her immediate family and the Labour Party.
Taking to his social media handles, Obi wrote, “I am shocked by the mindless killing of Mrs. Victoria Chintex, the Labour Party’s women leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Her death is a huge loss to her immediate and extended family, and to our Labour Party. She lives on in our hearts.
“Her killing, and the loss of many innocent lives across the nation to gunmen and terrorists are the reason why I must prioritize the war against insecurity as my first task in office. We must not allow the waste of human lives in Nigeria under any guise.
“May the soul of Late Mrs. Victoria Chintex rest in perfect peace. My sincere condolences to her family.”
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