Benue NDC Ward Chairman Killed in Makurdi Attack

Assailants whose identities are not yet known killed Igbu Job Terhemen, the chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. Reports indicate that Terhemen was attacked at roughly 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Suspected hoodlums are said to have bound him with ropes, injected him with a substance believed to be poisonous, and left him near his home around the NNPC depot along Makurdi-Otukpo Road. He was discovered in an almost unconscious condition, unable to speak or communicate, and later died. A friend of the deceased, who asked not to be identified, told journalists in Makurdi that Terhemen left his residence on Tuesday evening to watch a local football match in the Kanshio area of town but never returned. According to the source, people began searching for him and found him around 2 a.m. Wednesday in a bush near his residence, unconscious. The friend said Terhemen died before he could receive medical care. The source also said it was strange that his attackers left his phone behind, as it was still on him when he was taken to the morgue. A needle-like wound was observed on his body, the source added, suggesting he may have been injected with a substance, dumped in the bush and left to die. Ohini Ojegbe, the state chairman of the NDC, reacted to the incident by describing the killing as a "broad-daylight evil" and urging security agencies to investigate without delay. Ojegbe also called on the authorities to arrest those responsible and make sure they face justice. In a statement issued by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Agile Bem, the NDC described Terhemen as a devoted and hardworking member whose role in the party’s growth would be sorely missed. The party extended condolences to his family, the Fiidi community and NDC members, and prayed for God to comfort them and give them the strength to endure the loss.