Gunmen assassinate former Benue Gov’s brother, Aide 

By Titus Atondu, Makurdi

Unknown gunmen shot to death Professor Terkula Suswam and one of his Aide’s, the elder brother to the former Governor of Benue State. Senator Gabriel Suswam  now the Senator representing Benue North East Senatorial District at  the National Assembly.

Mr.  Bede  Batholomew Media Assistant to the Senator representing Benue North East revealed this to Nigerian NewDirect this Tuesday evening via telephone conversation.

He told Nigerian NewDirect that “the late Professor Torkula Suswam was sitting directly opposite his residence at  Anyiin in Logo local government area of Benue  this evening and unknown gunmen from nowhere appeared in a Toyota car, popularly known as. ‘Dock Nyash’  and opened fire on him and one of his aide with their Ak-47 rifle and zoomed off.

“In the process the military Operatives covering the area were alerted and swiftly arrived the scene of the incident and conveyed him to a nearby hospital but was confirmed dead.

All efforts made by Nigerian NewsDirect, at the time of filing this report, to reach the  police for confirmation of the incident proved abortive.