The Kaduna State Government and the presidency have remained silent for almost a week following the brutal murder of Mrs. Victoria Chintex, the leader of the Labour Party for Kaura Area Council in Kaduna State.
Recall that on Monday night, unidentified gunmen shot and killed Chimtex in her home in Kaura. They allegedly broke into her flat at around 8 o’clock.
Concerned Nigerians have accused party thugs of being responsible for the ugly incident that caused chaos in the area a few days ago.
According to reports, Governor Nasir El-Rufai and President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration have yet to make a statement denouncing the terrible incident, despite protests from party members and several other stakeholders across the nation.
Many Nigerians believe that the gunmen, who are believed to be assassins, may have been hired by an opposition party to silence her voice and prevent her from voicing support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate.
In response to the terrible event, LP Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo attacked the State governor, saying El-Rufai should be held accountable if the perpetrators are not found quickly.
Kenneth wrote via his Twitter handle, “The Labour Party Women Leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, Victoria Chintex, was on Monday, 28th Nov, shot dead by suspected assassins.
“The APC Governor of Kaduna State, El-Rufai, should be held responsiblefor her death as the CSO, if the killers are not apprehended immediately”.
On Saturday, it was learned that despite intense efforts to apprehend the criminal elements, no arrests had been made.
When our correspondent called ASP Mohammed Jalige, the Kaduna State Police Command’s public relations officer, for an update on the situation, he said that he would look into it and get back to them.
Alhaji Ali Tafoqi, the chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Labour Party, claimed that the assassination of the women’s leader was motivated by politics in an interview.
In addition to saying that the victim will be buried within the next 30 days, Tafoqi also said that El-administration Rufai’s has not yet released a statement on the killing.
He said, “to the best of my knowledge, the governor has not reacted to the killing. There has never been a crisis in the area where she was killed. We were all surprised that such a thing occurred.
“It was an issue of assassination because they shot the husband twice outside before they gained entrance into the house and killed her. It was a direct assassination”.
The party chairman responded “yes,” when asked if the murder had a political motivation. “Because she has been very active in bringing people to the Labour Party, right now you can feel the presence of the party in the area, unlike before when there was none,” he continued.