A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Otukpo, Benue State, Hon. Ejeh Udeh, has been shot dead at his residence by unknown gunmen. The gunmen stormed his Ugboju residence around 12:00 a.m. on Monday and opened fire on him in front of his family. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the assailants, who arrived on a motorcycle, laid in wait for him. As soon as he entered his house, they surrounded him and opened fire. His body has since been deposited at the Otukpo General Hospital morgue.