February 18, 2024
The State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Mr Sylvanus Namang, has been assassinated.
He was killed in Pankshin town, in Pankshin local government area of the state.
It was gathered that the incident took place on Saturday, February 17.
It was gathered that Namang was gunned down by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at a relaxation spot known as Sunny Best joint in Pankshin town.
The source confirmed that Namang left Jos for Pankshin to attend a funeral programme and was relaxing with other persons when the gunmen killed him and the owner of the joint, Sunny Okonkwo.
However, there has been no official statement from the party or family members at the time of filling this report.
The chairman of the party in the state, Rufus Bature, who spoke to The Nation on phone, confirmed the sad news, that Namang was killed last night in Pankshin.
Bature said: “He was killed in Pankshin last night, saying, the party would soon issue a statement,. We want the family to settle down.
Sylvanus Namang, a former general manager of the Plateau Publishing Company (PPC) Ltd, was also a one-time director of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) where he served as General Manager of Lafia FM Radio for four years before he became the spokesman of the APC in the state.
He also worked with the late Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, as his Chief Press Secretary
