The Ward Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oganenigu in Dekina local government area in Kogi state has been killed by gunmen.
He was killed alongside several people by gunmen who struck in the area at the weekend.
The ward chair, identified as James Adah, was killed when the gunmen reportedly attacked Aloko, a community in Oganenigu Ward of Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State.
The gunmen were said to have burnt hundreds of houses during the attack
According to reports, the gunmen in their hundreds attacked the community in the early hours of Sunday, April 2, 2023, from a base in the neighbouring Bassa LGA.
Residents said that the invading militia started shooting anyone on sight and set houses ablaze on arrival.
It was gathered that a detachment of the Nigerian Army from Oguma Army Base in Bassa came after the marauders had left. (247Ureport except headline and text edits)
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