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Uncovered facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Nasarawa All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, Philip Schekwo , who was kidnapped and killed by gunmen, has revealed that it was neither a kidnap case, but an assassination .
According to sources, the assassins arrived Schekwo’s residence along Kurikyo road near Dunamis church, Bukan Sidi in Lafia around 11pm and started shooting sporadically.
The gunshots woke Schekwo, who sensing danger, made several calls to security agencies without response until he was abducted.
Mr Joseph Gudu, who lives close to the late chairman’s residence, said witnessed the incident from his window.
He narrated that he saw how the gunmen forced their way in by using digger to break the door and windows of the apartment.
“The wife of the late chairman, his children and the chairman himself made several calls across the security agencies in the state but nobody responded.
“They were shouting help, help but no security person came to their aid. The police were not ready to pick their calls
“The operation lasted for about 49 minutes before they gained entrance into the bedroom of the chairman after disarming his security guards and took him away.
“If the police had responded promptly to the calls of the APC chairman, they might have saved his life.
“They took him away with his car key, killed him just a meter away from his house and hung his car key by his lifeless body,” Gudu said.
The corpse of the kidnapped APC chairman was found few meters away from his residence in Bukan Sidi, Lafia.
Police Commissioner Bola Longe, who confirmed the death of Shekwo, said he was found dead with wounds of gunshots.
Considering the circumstances that led to his death, it was not abduction but assassination ,Longe said .
“From what we have seen since yesterday and the intensity of bullet marked on the wall of the house and the forceful gaining of entrance into the house, it was clear it was much more than kidnapping.
“And where we found his body, near his house, normally when kidnapping is carried out it is for profit making.
“But this has shown that within a twinkle of an eye the man was killed, no demand was made whatsoever.
“So I believe it was assassination but that notwithstanding, we are going to carry out exhaustive investigation that will give us a clue to what has actually happened,” he said.
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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