Governor Abdullahi Sule has commiserates with the family late Phillip Tatari Shekwo, state Chairman of APC who was gruesomely killed by some unknown gunmen in Lafia. A statement issued in Lafia Sunday and signed by Chief Press Secretary to governor Sule, Malam Ibrahim Adara stated: ‘We received with great shock and bewilderment the killing of the Nasarawa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Mr. Philip Tatari Shekwo in the hands of yet to be identified gunmen who forcefully gained entrance into his residence last night’

‘ I am personally traumatized by this gruesome and inhuman act that has left myself, Mr. Shekwo’s family members, the APC family and indeed all well meaning people shattered’ the statement added

It further stressed: ‘My prayers and thoughts go to the family of the late Shekwo. He was a great husband, a statesman, peaceful gentleman and loyal party man’.

‘I will like to assure all that the perpetrators of this dastard act will not go scot free. Investigations have already commenced by our security agencies who will do all it takes to hunt down these criminals and bring them to justice’

While indicating that the killing has further our resolve to deploy every resource to fight crime and criminality and secure our people and their property, the statement Urged all to remain resilient as we fight those who are bent on instilling fear in us and alter the restored peace in our state, adding ‘ we will not allow them and the Almighty will never allow them’