Gunmen abduct council chairman, shoot commissioner dead
Sargwak Wazhi, a former commissioner who served in the administration of Jonah Jang in Plateau state has been shot dead by armed robbers.
According to Premium Times, the gunmen also injured the victim’s driver and whisked away a serving transition council chairman of Langtang South Local Government Area, Nicholas Vongsing.
A witness said the sad incident occurred Thursday, December 22, along Mangu Barkinladi road.
The source explained that the suspected robbers opened fire on the vehicle of the former commissioner, which had Vongsing as one of the passengers.
“The incident occurred last night (Thursday) at about 7:45 p.m. along Mangu/Barkinladi bypass. Honourable Nicholas Vongsing, our council chairman, was in the car with Honourable Sargwak Wazhi.
“The robbers shot at the car, killed Hon Sargwak Wazhi; his driver was also shot, but he didn’t die. When we arrived the scene, we didn’t see Honourable Nicholas Vongsing, the robbers had left with him,” the source said.
The victims were said to be returning from an official function held at the southern zone of the state, where more than 30 communities from six council areas agreed to end years of hostilities, which led to the death of hundreds of people and destroyed property worth million
The source further said that “both Sargwak Wazhi and his driver were taken to the General hospital in Mangu, where he was confirmed dead.”
“This morning, the driver have been referred to the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, for more medical attention.
credit:naij.com
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