The fragile security situation in Kogi State worsened as unknown gunmen killed the state chairman of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the Secondary School, Science and Technology Education Board (STEB) branch, Mallam Abdulmumini Yakubu.
The labour leader was murdered on Wednesday at Ozuwaya, Okene local government.
It was learnt that the heavily armed assailants invaded the community at about 7 pm when he was performing ablution preparatory to prayer.
The hoodlums, numbering five were said to have come in a Toyota Sienna bus and hot sporadically hitting their targets.
The gunshot sounds which lasted for some minutes led to pandemonium in the area as people ran for cover, while the gunmen stayed at the scene to ensure that the labour leader was dead before zooming off.
Until his death, Abdulmumin Yakub was a staff of Kogi State Science teachers board Lokoja, Kogi State NASU Chairman and Ozuwaya community chairman.
In another development, unknown gunmen on Tuesday night killed a 55 years old man, Abdulganiu Aduki, injured his five-year-old daughter and his wife at Nagazi in Adavi local government area of the state.
It was also gathered that the incident took place at Inori Street of Nagazi community area, at about 7.30pm on Tuesday.
