Gunmen Assasinate Ex Police DIG Wife In Benue

Unknown gunmen in Benue state have killed Eunice, wife of Ibe Aghanya, a retired deputy inspector-general of police, the state police command has disclosed.

According to Catherine Anene, Benue police public relations officer, who confirmed the assassination,  the victim was shot dead at her Makurdi residence, behind Kismet Hotel on Saturday afternoon.

Investigations into the incident is ongoing, NAN quoted Anene to have said

“At about 1930hrs, information was received that while Dr Terkura Suswam and his aide, Mr Solomon, sat opposite his house at Elohim Plaza, Anyiin to supervise repairs at the said plaza, yet-to-be-identified gunmen, who drove in a Toyota Camry vehicle, attacked and shot him and his aide,” Anene had said in a statement.

The deceased is said to be the owner of Euniland Bread, located in Makurdi.

Back in 2008, gunmen had reportedly attacked Aghanya’s residence in Benue — at the time, he was commissioner of police in Kogi state.

Aghanya served as commissioner of police in Benue, and later became DIG in charge of zone 2.

He also served as commissioner of police in Ekiti state.

Benue has witnessed increased rate of criminality and gunmen attacks in recent months, a development observers said was unconnected to the the killing of Gana, a fearsome warlord, by military last year.

On March 2,  gunmen killed Terkura, brother to Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue state.

His aide, Solomon, was also killed by the gunmen when they were attacked at Terkura’s hometown in Anyiin LGA of Benue.