She died on Monday after gunmen invaded her residence in Kaura and shot her.
The women leader of the Labour Party (LP) in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Victoria Chintex is dead.
She died on Monday after gunmen invaded her residence in Kaura and shot her.
Edward Buju, Publicity Secretary of the LP in the Southern Kaduna senatorial zone confirmed the killing in a statement.
It was gathered that Victoria’s husband was also shot in his leg but was rushed to a medical facility where he is currently receiving treatment.
“The Southern Kaduna (Zone 3) Labour Party commiserates with the party chairman and his excos in Kaura local government area, over the untimely demise of our mother and sister, Mrs Victoria Chintex, woman leader, Kaura local government who was killed yesterday (Monday) by some unknown gunmen in her residence in Kaura,” the statement read.
“More so, as we await the burial plans by the family, the Zone 3 Labour Party will make support to (sic) her family.
“On behalf of our presidential candidate, Peter Obi; our gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna state, Jonathan Asake; the party senatorial candidate for Southern Kaduna zone, Mike Auta, we call on the people of Kaura LGA, to be law-abiding as vengeance is of the Lord.”
In recent months, Kaduna has witnessed a spate of violent attacks which has led to killings and abduction of residents.