Recall that an early report on Tuesday had indicated that the wanted criminal gang leader in Benue State, Terwase Agwaza, had surrendered to the Benue state government. He turned himself in on Tuesday, in Katsina-Ala township stadium in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue North, following the amnesty programme by the state government.
However, later in the night, another fresh details emerged, which revealed that the notorious gang leader, has been shot dead while on his way to Government's house, where he was expected to be received by Governor Samuel Ortom.
Moreover, information gathered further showed that Agwaza, who is popularly known as Gana, was killed during a gun battle with military men at a roadblock mounted by the soldiers at Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road, on Tuesday, a statement which has since been negated by some individuals and community leaders.
Consequently, one of the five widows of the slain notorious militia leader in Benue State, Terwase Akwaza, "Gana", Mrs Wantor Akwaza, has demanded that justice be served in the case of her husband's controversial death.
According to punchng, Wantor revealed that her late husband only accepted the state government’s offer of amnesty and came out of his hiding after a former Governor of the State, Gabriel Suswam, visited and assured him that he was involved in the deal.
Mrs Akwaza who alledged that her deceased husband was snatched by military men, revealed that her husband was in a convoy of government officials, traditional rulers and clergymen, heading to Makurdi, the state capital, to finalise the amnesty deal he had with the state government before he was killed.
Consequently, she demanded that government “bring the people” who killed her husband “to justice and pay compensation” of N5bn to the family.
However, do you think the family of late Gana deserves to be compensated because of the controversial circumstances that led to his sudden demise ?
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