The Labour Party (LP), presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the death of Mrs. Victoria Chintex, the party’s women leader in Kaduna State,who was killed by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.
Recall that gunmen on Monday night, November 28, 2022, invaded the home of Victoria and shot her dead while her husband sustained gunshot injuries.
Obi shared his condolences on his verified social media handles on Tuesday night.
He said: “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.
“May the soul of the late Mrs. Victoria Chintex rest in perfect peace. My sincere condolence to her family.
“Her killing, and the loss of many innocent lives across the nation to gunmen and terrorists, are the reason why I must prioritise the war against insecurity as my first task in the office.
“We must not allow the waste of human lives in Nigeria under any guisly.”