Mrs Veronica Chimtex, the Labour Party women leader in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen.
She was said to have been killed on Monday night by the gunmen who invaded her residence at about 8pm and shot at her.
The victim’s husband was said to have been shot also and was rushed to the hospital.
Although the police authorities were yet to confirm the incident, the Chairman of the Labour Party in Kaduna, Peter Hassan confirmed that the victim was a very hard working and very ‘Obidient’ women leader of the party in the Kaura Local Government Area.
Hassan disclosed that the gunmen shot the victim several times on her leg and spinal cord which led to her immediate death.
He also explained that the gunmen rejected the monetary offer made by the husband of the victim for them to spare her.