John Charles, MakurdiSuspected gunmen on Saturday night shot and killed two people in Makurdi, capital city of Benue State. One of the murdered persons is an employee of Harvest FM Radio station in Makurdi, Peter Kumbur, an engineer. Kumbur, until his demise, was head of the engineering services and ICT, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Harvest FM Makurdi. According to an eyewitness who identified himself as Lever Akpo, Kumbur was relaxing near his house located along School Lane, Low Level area of Makurdi when the gunmen shot him. He added that the gunmen, after killing the engineer, also killed a neighbour who had rushed out to see what was going on.

Source: Punch November 03, 2019 13:18 UTC