Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Nasarawa chapter, Mr Philip Schekwo, who was kidnapped last night, has been assassinated.
His lifeless body was found a meter away from his house a few minutes ago.
Schekwo hailed from Toto local government area of Nasarawa.
He was Commissioner for Commerce and Industries during the first tenure of former Governor Tanko Al-Makura.
Governor Abdullahi Sule, his deputy Dr Emmanuel Akabe as well as the Senator representing Nasarawa south, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and other government officials have visited the scene of the incident.
Details shortly…
Abducted Nasarawa APC chairman found dead
by The Cable
Philip Shekwo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has been found dead.
TheCable had reported how armed men abducted Shekwo from his residence in Lafia, the state capital, on Saturday night.
They were said to have exchanged gunfire with the security detail attached to the APC chairman before whisking him away.
Bola Longe, police commissioner in the state who confirmed the incident, had said his men were combing forests and flashpoints to ensure that Shekwo is rescued.
But on Sunday Raman Nansel, spokesman of the Nasarawa police command, told TheCable that Shekwo had been killed.
“We discovered his corpse today and it has been taken to the morgue for post mortem examination,” he told TheCable over the phone.
“Investigation has begun. We are determined to unravel the cause of the incident.”
More to follow…
By Linus Oota