Breaking: Top politician Fursum assassinated in Plateau state, angry ADP sends strong message to Buhari

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There has been tension in Jos East district of Plateau state following the murder of the chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Josiah Waziri Fursum.

He was assassinated late Saturday, November 4, by yet to be identified gunmen with his body reportedly riddled by 16 bullets as revealed by the party’s director of media, Kayode Jacobs.

According to Jacobs, the murder of Fursum is politically motivated.

“Chairman of Action Democratic Party ADP Jos East in Plateau State, Josiah Waziri Fursum, was murdered by assassins last night.

“His body was said to have been riddled with 16 bullets of the assassins. We urge security officials to do the needful as we suspect political motive.

“Josiah Waziri was until his murder a leading light in Plateau politics,” the statement from Jacobs said.

In its reaction, the ADP in Lagos called on the President Muhammadu Buhari and the law enforcement agencies to act in such a way that the gunmen are tracked and arrested.

The party said it received the news the news with a huge shock.

“The entire leadership and members of ADP Lagos are in mourning with his family, his friends, political associates including his many followers across Plateau state over this shocking development.

“As a party that preaches politics without violence, we condemn such acts of brutality in its entirety and it is saddening that some elements still continue to carry out actions that are capable of destabilizing our democracy and our nation. Our collective will shall prevail against these Thrasymachyan ideals in politics.

“We believe that, it is the collective task of all Nigerians, especially our political leaders to continue to engage the political space, so that such political murders become a thing of the past.

“We call on the Inspector General of police to act immediately and bring the perpetrators to book.

“The actors in this gruesome murder of our chieftain must not be allowed to go scot free as it will send a very bad signal in the run up of the so many elections coming up around the country.

“The capture of his killers will send a strong message to others who plan such atrocities.

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We pray that the soul of Late Josiah Waziri Fursum will be with the lord while his killers will be made to face full wrath of our laws,” a statement by Prince Adelaja Adeoye, the party’s publicity secretary in Lagos, said.

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