*Labour Party Women Leader’s ‘Mindless Killing,’ A Huge Loss – Peter Obi

Victoria Chintex, a leader of Labour Party (LP) in Kaura Local Government Aarea of Kaduna State, has been killed.

The Party’s Publicity Secretary in Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone, Edward Buju, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.

Buju said Chintex’s husband sustained injury in the attack and is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility.

The statement read, “The Southern Kaduna (Zone 3) Labour Party commiserates with the party chairman and his excos in Kaura local government area, over the untimely demise of our mother and sister, Mrs Victoria Chintex, woman leader, Kaura local government who was killed yesterday (Monday) by some unknown gunmen in her residence in Kaura.

“More so, as we await the burial plans by the family, the Zone 3 Labour Party will make support to her family.

“On behalf of our presidential candidate, Peter Obi; our gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna state, Jonathan Asake; the party senatorial candidate for Southern Kaduna zone, Mike Auta, we call on the people of Kaura LGA, to be law abiding as vengeance is of the Lord.”

The Kaduna police command spokesperson did not respond when contacted for comments on the development.

While reacting to the incident, Obi, who is the party’s presidential candidate, took to his official social media accounts to grieve.

“I am shocked by the mindless killing of Mrs. Victoria Chintex, the Labour Party’s women leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Her death is a huge loss to her immediate and extended family, and to our Labour Party. She lives on in our hearts,” he tweeted on Tuesday, hours after the news broke.

“Her killing, and the loss of many innocent lives across the nation to gunmen and terrorists, are the reason why I must prioritize the war against insecurity as my first task in the office. We must not allow the waste of human lives in Nigeria under any guise.

“May the soul of the Late Mrs Victoria Chintex rest in perfect peace! My sincere condolence to her family.”