Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sylvanus Namang, and one other has been reportedly killed by assailants.
According to sources, the incident occurred at a relaxation centre in Pankshin, a Local Government Area of the state, adding that the gunmen invaded the place on Saturday night, shot at the APC spokesman at close range and killed him on the spot.
The assailants abducted the other person whose dead body was later discovered along a road in the area.
The death of Namang was confirmed by the State’s Chairman of the party, Rufus Bature, death to Channels Television via a telephone call.
Bature noted that Namang’s death is gruesome and unfortunate, saying it has thrown the party and family members into mourning.
The Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Police Command, Alfred Alabo, when contacted, said he was in a meeting and could not respond to inquiries on the matter.
The late publicity secretary was a journalist who later became General Manager of Plateau State Publishing Company.
