How Kidnapped Nasarawa APC Chairman, Philip Schekwo Was Assassinated

Fresh facts have emerged on how Nasarawa All Progressives
Congress (APC) chairman, Philip Schekwo was kidnapped and
assassinated by gunmen.

Sources revealed that the assassins arrived Schekwo’s residence
along Kurikyo road near Dunamis church, Bukan Sidi in Lafia around
11pm and started shooting sporadically.

The gunshots woke Schekwo, who sensing danger, made several
calls to security agencies without response until he was
abducted.

Mr Joseph Gudu, who lives close to the late chairman’s
residence, said he monitored the incident from his window.

He said he saw how the gunmen used digger to break the door and
windows of the apartment.

“The wife of the late chairman, his children and the chairman
himself made several calls across the security agencies in the
state but nobody responded.

“They were shouting help, help but no security person came to
their aid. The police were not ready to pick their calls

“The operation lasted for about 49 minutes before they gained
entrance into the bedroom of the chairman after disarming his
security guards and took him away.

“If the police had responded promptly to the calls of the APC
chairman, they might have saved his life.

“They took him away with his car key, killed him just a meter
away from his house and hung his car key by his lifeless body,”
Gudu said.

The corpse of the kidnapped APC chairman was found few meters
away from his residence in Bukan Sidi, Lafia.

Police Commissioner Bola Longe, who confirmed the death of
Shekwo, said he was found death with wounds of gunshots.

Longe said the circumstances that led to his death proved it was
not abduction but murder.

“From what we have seen since yesterday and the intensity of
bullet marked on the wall of the house and the forceful gaining of
entrance into the house, it was clear it was much more than
kidnapping.

“And where we found his body, near his house, normally when
kidnapping is carried out it is for profit making.

“But this has shown that within a twinkle of an eye the man was
killed, no demand was made whatsoever.

“So I believe it was assassination but that notwithstanding, we
are going to carry out exhaustive investigation that will give us a
clue to what has actually happened,” he said.

Fresh facts have emerged on how Nasarawa All Progressives
Congress (APC) chairman, Philip Schekwo was kidnapped and
assassinated by gunmen.

Sources revealed that the assassins arrived Schekwo’s residence
along Kurikyo road near Dunamis church, Bukan Sidi in Lafia around
11pm and started shooting sporadically.

The gunshots woke Schekwo, who sensing danger, made several
calls to security agencies without response until he was
abducted.

Mr Joseph Gudu, who lives close to the late chairman’s
residence, said he monitored the incident from his window.

He said he saw how the gunmen used digger to break the door and
windows of the apartment.

“The wife of the late chairman, his children and the chairman
himself made several calls across the security agencies in the
state but nobody responded.

“They were shouting help, help but no security person came to
their aid. The police were not ready to pick their calls

“The operation lasted for about 49 minutes before they gained
entrance into the bedroom of the chairman after disarming his
security guards and took him away.

“If the police had responded promptly to the calls of the APC
chairman, they might have saved his life.

“They took him away with his car key, killed him just a meter
away from his house and hung his car key by his lifeless body,”
Gudu said.

The corpse of the kidnapped APC chairman was found few meters
away from his residence in Bukan Sidi, Lafia.

Police Commissioner Bola Longe, who confirmed the death of
Shekwo, said he was found death with wounds of gunshots.

Longe said the circumstances that led to his death proved it was
not abduction but murder.

“From what we have seen since yesterday and the intensity of
bullet marked on the wall of the house and the forceful gaining of
entrance into the house, it was clear it was much more than
kidnapping.

“And where we found his body, near his house, normally when
kidnapping is carried out it is for profit making.

“But this has shown that within a twinkle of an eye the man was
killed, no demand was made whatsoever.

“So I believe it was assassination but that notwithstanding, we
are going to carry out exhaustive investigation that will give us a
clue to what has actually happened,” he said.