ALL Progressive Congress (APC) chairman of Ohimini local government area of Benue State, Mr Boniface Okloho have been killed by gunmen. According to a local source in the area, the local government party chairman was said to be returning from a meeting held with party stakeholders in the council when he was shot and killed on Saturday. Late Okloho was said to have gone to have a meeting with the party stakeholders to inform them of the shift in the presidential and national assembly poll. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship candidate in Benue State, Emmanuel Jime, on Sunday, condemned the assassination of late Okloho. He called on the government of Benue State and security agencies, to fish out the killers of late Okloho and bring them to book, to serve as a deterrent to others who may want to further the politics of violence.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 17, 2019 17:26 UTC