How Kogi PDP women leader was burnt alive – Police

Few hours after Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was declared returned by INEC, the crisis which erupted at Ochadamu in Ofu local government area of the state has claimed the women leader of Wada/Aro Campaign Council, Mrs Acheju Abuh.

The woman was set ablaze in her own house on Monday, November 18, around 2pm, following a misunderstanding between APC and PDP supporters.

Confirming the incident through a statement on Tuesday, the police public relation officer, Kogi state police command, Mr William Ayah, said about 4:30pm of the ill-fated day, one Musa Etu of Ochadamu of Ofu local government reported at the police station that, about 10:30am of the same day, there was a misunderstanding between one Awolu Zekeri, 35, an APC supporter and one Gowon Simeon, a member of the PDP both of Ochadamu.

He explained that, in the process of the misunderstanding, Gowon Simeon stabbed Awolu Zekeri with a knife on his pap and he died on his way to the hospital.

 “As a result, angry youths in the area mobilised to the house of one Simeon Abuh of same address who is an uncle to the suspect, set it ablaze, thereby burning one Salome Abuh, aged 60.

“Three other houses were equally burnt. The corpse have been moved to the University Teaching Hospital mortuary Anyigba for autopsy,” the statement said

According to him, the mobile police  and police special forces had been drafted to the area to prevent any breakdown of law and order as investigation was ongoing.

Earlier, in a statement issued by the head of communication, Wada/Aro campaign council, Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu and made available to newsmen in Lokoja  on Monday, alleged that the  jubilant Bello’s supporters and thugs chanting GYB 4+4, shot sporadically into the air before arriving at  Mrs Abuh’s house at about 2pm.

He alleged that the thugs invaded the house and poured petrol on the building before setting it ablaze while efforts made  by the late Mrs Abuh to escape proved abortive due to the  metal burglary proof and gun shots with bullets raining in her direction.

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