An incident observers described as one more death too many has occurred as a humanitarian worker and Executive Director of Concerned Youth Development Initiative (CYDI), Chris Terfa, has been reportedly killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen near Logo 1 axis in Makurdi metropolis, Benue State.
The deceased was said to have been gunned down Friday evening by the assailants who allegedly traced him to his office within the Logo 1 vicinity in Makurdi.
Terfa’s killers also reportedly shot at the security man on duty while trying to gain access into the office premises.
The assassins reportedly covered the deceased’s mouth with a pillow before shooting him.
Witnesses said that Terfa was rushed to the hospital after the gunmen fled but was confirmed dead on arrival.
His corpse was said to have been deposited at the morgue of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Catherine Anene, had yet to confirm the incident as her telephone line was not reachable.
Lamenting the spate of killings in Benue state, Joseph Anawah, a community leader and former aid to Sen Gabriel Suswam, erstwhile Governor of Benue state said, “I lost more than 100 relations, very close to me, to Fulani herders. There was a time when they invaded my settlement at Chembe, out of the 43 people killed in just one night, 23 of them were my blood relatives.”
