Breaking: Former Customary Court President Reportedly Assassinated
- Mrs Margaret Igbeta, the ex-President of the Benue state Customary Court of Appeal, was found dead at her residence
- Information available indicates that she was murdered on August 24, 2023, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen
- A source said the assailants might have been killed her before her corpse was discovered a day later
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Makurdi, Benue state - A retired President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, Margaret Igbeta, has allegedly assassinated in her home at Wantor Kwange Street in Makurdi metropolis.
Igbeta, 72, was found lifeless in a pool of her blood on the night of Thursday, August 24, according to Daily Trust.
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Margaret Igbeta's death
Another report by Vanguard newspaper noted the sad development.
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A police source not authorised to speak with journalists, said:
“Yes, it’s true. Yesterday, (Thursday) her lifeless body was discovered in her house but the corpse was not looking too good again meaning that it couldn’t have happened yesterday; may be a day before yesterday (Wednesday).”
When Legit.ng called Anene Catherine, the spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, she said she was out of town and would revert.
She is yet to get back as promised as of the time of this report.
The late Igbeta was born on October 17, 1950. She is from Vandeikya local government area (LGA) of Benue state.
She rose through the ladder from being a Pupil State Counsel in the Benue State Ministry of Justice in 1976 to becoming a judge in 1995.
Igbeta was President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal in 2003 until her retirement on October 17, 2015, upon attainment of the statutory age of 65 years.
Gunmen kill livestock guards’ commander in Benue
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Jarule Likita, a commander of the Livestock Guard established to ensure compliance with the anti-open grazing law, was shot dead in the Ukum local government area of Benue State.
According to witnesses, the death of the Livestock Guards’ commander generated tension in the area.
NAF plane crashes in Benue
In another related news, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
A statement signed by NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed that the incident happened on Friday, July 14, during a routine training exercise.
Source: Legit.ng
