Mrs. Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Mr Ibe Aghanya, was assassinated in Makurdi, the Benue capital on Saturday.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Benue State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene said that the victim was killed by unknown gunmen at her Makurdi residence, behind Kismet Hotel, off David Mark Bye-Pass, Makurdi on Friday afternoon.
She was said to have returned home from her outing when she was attacked.
She was stabbed at different points on her head by her assailants.
Investigations had been ongoing to unravel the death.
Late Mrs. Aghanya was the owner of Euniland Bread, a confectionery outfit based in Makurdi before she was killed.
