The Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Cletus Akwaya was last Saturday shot on the head behind the NNPC mega filling station along Oturkpo Road Makurdi, Benue State.
Akwaya, a former journalist with the Guardian was said to
have been shot on the head and arm while visiting a family member along with
his wife. His wife was said to have escaped unhurt. He is currently receiving
treatment at an unnamed hospital in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital.
Political tension has been on the increase in Benue State
following the insistence by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, that the last
April Governorship election was rigged by the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP.
Top ACN members have been killed in the political rivalry in
the states and accusing fingers have been pointed to PDP members.
The latest onslaught on Dr. Akwaya, a PDP member and
Governor Suswam's top Aide, according to sources, is a retaliatory attempt by
the ACN who wants the election of Governor Suswam nullified on grounds of
"massive rigging."
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