According to sources in Gboko, Torkuma, who was the first son of the PDP chieftain, was trailed by his assailants and shot dead when he was on his way back home after an outing with friends.His remains was said to have been deposited at a hospital mortuary in Gboko.
However, the Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the murder, describing it as “barbaric and inappropriate.” Part of the statement read, “Torkuma Amaa Bai, son of Vincent Yandev Amaa Bai, national ex-officio member of PDP, was shot dead by unknown gunmen who trailed him to a location in the town where they cut short his life at about 10pm in the presence of onlookers.
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