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Suspected assassins
kill
HDP
Chairman in Benin
Newsdiaryonline
Sat Nov 19,2011
Ringim:IGP
The chairman of Hope Democratic Party, HDP, in Edo State, Mr.
Bernard Okwuonghae has been killed by people suspected to be
hired assassins. According to a statement by Idumonza
Isidahomhen ,national publicity secretary of the party , it
happened on Thursday, November17, 2011 at about 6.30pm at his
residence at Number 67, Osakwe Street, Off Nomayo, Upper
Sakpomba, Benin City .
The statement quotes the late chairman’s wife ,Mrs.Queen
Okwuonghae as saying 'six men came to the house. Two stood
outside and four went in. They shot him in the chest and left
the house without taking anything" Bernard died on the way to
the hospital and the remains have been deposited in the
mortuary. Meanwhile, police officers
at Ugbegun police station are investigating the matter.
Bernard who was happily married to Queen left behind two female
children. He was a businessman and was also the proprietor of
Bernard System Academy, a private school in Benin. He was 45.
The leadership of HDP seriously
condemns this dastardly act and has called on the
authority to investigate quickly and bring the perpetrators to
book,the statement said.
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This is the document referred to in the Witness
Statement on Oath of Clifford O. Kokogho as
“Exhibit
COK.2”
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