Senator Suswam’s elder brother, Terkura assassinated in Benue

Chief Terkura Suswam, elder brother of Senator Gabriel Suswam has been killed by unknown armed men suspected to be loyalists of later militia leader, Terwase Agwaza also known as Gana, on Tuesday evening.

Chief Terkura Suswam, a traditional title holder was killed at about 7 pm alongside his errand boy at Anyiin, headquarters of Logo Local Government Area, LGA, in a building directly opposite his private residence in the town.

Anyiin, headquarters of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State is the town of the slain Chief.

Assailants reportedly stormed the building where the late Chief was resting with one of his aide after supervising a building project when they were shot.

Gunmen came there in a Toyota Corolla car and opened fire on both of them, killing them on the spot.

An eye witness in Anyiin who spoke under anonymity said:

“All I can tell you is that for a long time Chief relocated from Makurdi to Anyiin in Logo LGA his home town where he has been involved in several development works to help his community grow.

“He set up the Ashi Polytechnic in Anyiin, Ashi Radio in Katsina-Ala, Ashi Rice Mill in Anyiin, Micro Finance Bank, and several development projects and ventures to open up the town and help better a lot of the people.

“This evening at about 7pm after supervising a construction work near his private residence in Anyiin alongside his boy, some armed men in a Toyota Corolla popularly known in the area as ‘dog nyash’, who we suspect could be men of the late Terwase Agwaza also known as Gana, stormed where they were in a building directly opposite his house and gunned them down.

“After shooting the two of them the gunmen drove off and fled the scene leaving the lifeless bodies of their victims on the ground while people scampered for safety.

“As I speak with you people are fleeing Anyiin and the usually busy commercial area of town has suddenly become deserted. People are fleeing because they felt that if Chief could be killed in such a manner, no one could be sure of who could be the next target.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent, DSP, Catherine Anene could not confirm the incident to journalists on Tuesday.