Unknown gunmen assassinate Labour Party women leader

The women leader of the Labour Party (LP), Victoria Chintex has been assassinated by gunmen.

The incident was confirmed in a statement released on Tuesday by Edward Buju, the publicity secretary of the party in southern Kaduna senatorial region.

Buju narrated that the gunmen stormed the residence of the victim in Kaura and gunned her down.

The gunmen also inflicted severe injury on her husband who’s currently receiving medical attention in a hospital.

“The Southern Kaduna (Zone 3) Labour Party commiserates with the party chairman and his excos in Kaura local government area, over the untimely demise of our mother and sister, Mrs Victoria Chintex, woman leader, Kaura local government area, who was killed yesterday (Monday) by some unknown gunmen in her residence in Kaura,” the statement reads.

The publicity secretary of the party referred to the assassinated women leader as “industrious, hard working and a dedicated party leader”.

He implored members of the party across all levels to include the deceased women leader in their prayer.

“More so, as we await the burial plans by the family, the Zone 3 Labour Party will make support to her family,” Buju said.

“On behalf of our presidential candidate, Peter Obi; our gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna state, Jonathan Asake; 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.”

In the same vein, the incident was also confirmed the national publicity secretary of the party, Arabambi Abayomi.

Arabambi while having telephone conversation with newsmen revealed that the party will make it encourages the police to carry out investigation on the ugly incident.