Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Nasarawa chapter, Mr. Philip Schekwo, who was kidnapped last night, has been assassinated.
His lifeless body was found a meter away from his house a few minutes ago. Schekwo hailed from the Toto local government area of Nasarawa.
He was Commissioner for Commerce and Industries during the first tenure of former Governor Tanko Al-Makura.
Governor Abdullahi Sule, his deputy Dr Emmanuel Akabe as well as the Senator representing Nasarawa south, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and other government officials have visited the scene of the incident.
The State’s Commissioner of Police, Dele Longe, confirmed his kidnap on Sunday morning.