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By Our Reporter
The woman leader of Labour Party (LP) in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Victoria Chintex has been killed by gunmen.
The Party’s Publicity Secretary in Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone, Edward Buju, announced this in a statement made available to NATIONAL WAVES on Tuesday.
Buju said Chintex’s husband sustained injury in the attack and is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility.
The statement read, “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 who was killed yesterday (Monday) by some unknown gunmen in her residence in Kaura.
“More so, as we await the burial plans by the family, the Zone 3 Labour Party will make support to her family.
“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.” While reacting to the gruesome murder of Mrs Chintex, the presidentual candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi expressed shock at the development on his Twitter handle. He wrote “I am shocked by the mindless killing of Mrs. Victoria Chintex, the Labour Party’s women leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, by yet to be identified gunmen. Her death is a huge loss to her immediate and extended family, and to our Labour Party. She lives on in our hearts”
