The Labour Party Women Leader in Kaura, Kaduna State, Mrs. Victoria Chintex has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be assassins.
The gunmen stormed her residence and shot her dead, while her husband sustained gunshot injuries.
Sources told our correspondent that the incident took place on Monday night.
Confirming the incident, Edward Simon Buju, the Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Zone 3, Kaduna State, described the late Mrs Chintex as an industrious, hardworking and dedicated woman who died at a time the Party and the country needed her most.
He called on the people of Kaura Local Government and the Party faithfuls to be law abiding.
Buju also called on the police to investigate and bring to book, those responsible for her untimely demise.