Some gunmen on Saturday murdered one Torkuma, the son of the Peoples Democratic Party national ex-officio member, Prince Yandev Amaabai, in Gboko, headquarters of the Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to sources, the assailants tracked Torkuma, the first son of the PDP chieftain, gunned down while on his way back home after an outing with his friends.
The incident was said to have happened around 10pm.
It was gathered that his remains have been deposited at a hospital mortuary in Gboko.
The police in the state have yet to confirm the killing as the command spokesman, DSP Catherine Anene, said had not been briefed by the Divisional Police Officer in Gboko.
However, the state chapter of the PDP has described the killing as barbaric.
In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Bemgba Iortyom, the PDP called on security agencies to fish out the killers of the son of the party’s chieftain.
The statement read in part, “Torkuma Amaa Bai, son of Vincent Yandev Amaa Bai, the national ex-officio member of the PDP, was shot dead by unknown gunmen who trailed him to a location in the town, where they cut short his life around 10pm in the presence of onlookers.
“Confirming the incident, the bereaved father and chieftain of our great party, Prince Amaa Bai, lamented the tragedy, wondering why anyone would want to visit such evil on his family.
“While it is yet early for us to draw any conclusions about the unfortunate incident, we nevertheless, demand that security agencies must act with dispatch and fish out the perpetrators of this crime.”