The Guardian (Nigeria)

WIPF urge arrest of LP women leader’s killers

- By Tobi Awodipe

Fmurder of Labour Party ( LP) Women Leader, Mrs. Victoria Chintex, in Kaduna State, on Tuesday morning, Women in Politics Forum ( WIPF) has urged the police in the state to bring the killers to justice.

Gunmen stormed her residence on Monday night into Tuesday morning and shot the deceased and her husband. While she died on the spot, her husband was left with gunshot injuries.

WIPF President, Ebere Ifendu, on behalf of Nigerian women, said the killers must be apprehende­d and brought to justice as soon as possible, while clear and active measures should be taken by the police and other security agencies to make sure that such acts do not recur.

She noted discussion­s in recent years about the need to address the culture of impunity that encourages all forms of abuse, which, along with numerous others, point to a persistent issue with the way operatives manage the country’s security situation.

“This issue also explains why unknown gunmen boldly broke into the victim’s home and shot her dead, wounding her husband,” she added.

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