With tears streaming down his cheeks, 20 years old Samuel Shekwo, son of the assassinated APC Chairman in Nasarawa State, could not fathom why unknown gunmen would cut short his joy by sending his father into early grave.

The late Philip Shekwo was abducted by some gunmen last Saturday at his Lafia residence opposite Peace House on Kurikyo Road, Bukan Sidi in Lafia before his lifeless body was found the next day a few metres away from his house.

Narrating his father’s ordeal in an interview with our correspondent, Samuel recalled that the late politician was captured by his killers in the toilet after searching extensively for him in the house.

He said: “On Saturday night, we were all at home. My father went to play golf and came back in around 8 pm, and I went to the parlour to greet him. He had just finished eating and was telling us how the game went when I went into my room and left him in the parlour with others as they were watching the news on television.

“A few minutes before 10 pm, one of my course mates at Nasarawa State University called me and we were discussing the whole strike issue. Then from nowhere, I started hearing gunshots all over the house.

“I dropped my phone without even ending the call and rushed out of my room. I went into my parents’ room first to see whether they were fine, and I saw my father coming out from his room. I started switching off the lights because I noticed that we were under attack, so that they (attackers) would not be able to see through the house.

“I went to the parlour and was looking at them from the window. They were shooting from outside the fence. Then one of them jumped the fence into the house and used the butt of his gun to heat the gate’s padlock. He then rolled the gate to the end and the rest members of the gang started trooping in.

“They surrounded the entire house and were shooting from different directions. While four of them were trying to gain entry into the house through the front door, another four were at the backdoor trying to gain access into the house.

“When my father rushed to the palour, I followed him. I told him, ‘Daddy, you are not supposed to be here. These people are looking for you,’ He now told me that he was looking for his phone, and his phone was just by the side stool where he used to sit in the parlour.

“I took the phone and gave it to him, and I escorted him back to his room. He started making calls to security agencies but nobody responded.

“I was also making contacts to see if help could come. I called a friend, Mr Dominic Bako’s son, who is actually a close friend to my father and I am friends with his son too. So, I called him and he told his father that we were under attack.

“When I called him the second time, I could hear his father making contacts, saying that the Chairman was under attack.

“My cousins who were staying with us were also terrified. I told them to go back to their room, lie down and stay calm. But they were worried, so I took them to my room and asked them to lie on the floor while I went back to see what was happening.

“Throughout this period, my father was in his bedroom. But when I noticed that the pressure was much, I thought that they were armed robbers. So I went back to my room and started picking certain valid items and documents to hide. I also took my car key and laptop and hid them.

“Later on when I started hearing their voice, I locked my door and lay down together with my cousin sisters and we were just praying. Later on, I heard two gunshots in the direction of my parents’ room. I thought they had gained access into my parents’ room and I started crying and praying.

“That was when I started hearing voices inside the house. I also noticed that one of them was opening the back door, and I started hearing more voices inside the house. I couldn’t come out at that time because I had locked my door already.

“They were searching round the house but they could not find my father, so they went out through the back door and were lamenting. They appeared frustrated that they could not find my father. That was when they got our security guard who normally sits at the back of the house before moving to the security post at the gate.

“When they got the security guard, they started beating him. We were hearing them from the room as they were asking him where is Oga. He told them that Oga had travelled but they said it is a lie, that Oga was around. They were actually beating him with their machetes because even from the sound, we could hear it.

“Later on, they asked what about the children. We heard he has a son. They were speaking in Hausa. From their ascent, you would know that they were Fulani, and they were not covering their faces.

“When they came to my room and noticed that it was luocked, they pushed the door and forced their way in. They saw us lying down together with my cousin sisters, because my blood sisters were not around.

“They now asked us to stand up. They asked the security guard, ‘Is this Oga’s son?’ He reluctantly nodded his head in the affirmative. Their leader now held me by my shirt and dragged me up. The other one now said since they couldn’t find my father, they should just go with me.

“They asked me to stand up and follow them; that my father must give them the money he was enjoying from the government. As they were about going out with me, one of them with a gun noticed that one of the rooms was locked, so their attention shifted to the place.

“They now detailed one of them to keep an eye on me and the security guard, that if I moved, he should shoot.

“They broke the door and entered but they did not see anybody. On their way out of the room, they decided to check the toilet and noticed that it was locked. That was when they forced their way into the toilet. There they saw him and my mum.

“Even when they had broken the toilet door, they still were not able to enter because my father was pushing from the back and they could not push their way in. Their leader now said since the door was not opening, they should shoot. One of them was about to shoot when my father released the toilet’s door and they got him.

“One thing that baffles me is that they did not manhandle him. They were not even sure if he was the one. They were calling him Moses. They assured us that they were not going to harm him; that it was just money they wanted. He was pleading with them, begging them. My mum too was begging and pleading with them, but they said there was no need begging, it was just money they wanted.

“They left with him and we were at home throughout that night, praying and hoping that they were going to call since they said it was money they wanted, only for us to get the sad news on Sunday afternoon that they had found his body.”

Samuel added: “Aside my mum, I think I was the closest person to my dad, so it is even affecting me more than my sisters. I’m not grieving today because my dad died; I am grieving because someone killed him.

Samuel added: “Aside my mum, I think I was the closest person to my dad, so it is even affecting me more than my sisters. I’m not grieving today because my dad died; I am grieving because someone killed him.

“Already, he has prepared me for it. He told me so many things, though I feel with my age and everything, I’m not ready to take responsibilities. But I learnt courage and wisdom through my dad. I don’t need anybody to tell me about him.

“I know my dad so well. He used to tell me so many things. We travelled together most times and he took me to political activities because I actually told him I wanted to be a politician and he said he was going to support me in whatever I want to do. But he said I must make a difference if I want to be a politician.

“‘You must be a politician with a difference,’ those were his words to me. So I miss him more than anybody. But I learnt to stop crying because I know my dad is in heaven. He was a righteous man and someone that was close to God. I am praying to take over from him politically by God grace.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/how-my-fathers-killers-captured-him-in-toilet-after-heavy-gunshots-son-of-assassinated-nasarawa-apc-chair/amp/

So sad
May your old man find rest

Be a politician with difference, ur father involve himself in shady deals wey cast...but wait oo, at 20yrs u don get car..ur father try

It won't be well with those killers.... Amen

Zero pity given.i can not come and be wasting my hard earn pity on northern politician whether APC or PDP.

When people say they prefer to go on asylum in Canada, I hope we now understand what it truly means...
Heaven rest the soul of the old man.

Lessons learned.

1. As a politician in Nigeria, never build a house without a secret doorway to an underground where you can hide during an home invasion.
2. Make sure you have g"ns to protect yourself and your family stored in a safe place.
3. Teach your wife and children on how to use a g"n.
4. Playing golf is a beautiful thing but not in unsecured areas where there are lots of bandits, BH, Hisbah, FHmen e.t.c
5. We are in dangerous times as a nation, install CCTV in your house.

R.I.P. Really painful to loose a father this way

Nukilia:
When people say they prefer to go on asylum in Canada, I hope we now understand what it truly means...
Heaven rest the soul of the old man.

Lessons learned.

1. As a politician in Nigeria, never build a house without a secret doorway to an underground where you can hide during an home invasion.
2. Make sure you have g"ns to protect yourself and your family stored in a safe place.
3. Teach your wife and children on how to use a g"n.
4. Playing golf is a beautiful thing but not in unsecured areas where there are lots of bandits, BH, Hisbah, FHmen e.t.c
5. We are in dangerous times as a nation, install CCTV in your house.

that your number four get as e bi!
The place he went to play golf is several kilometers from his house and his playing of golf has absolutely nothing to do with this event. Nasarawa, for now, has nothing to do with BH or Hisbah but FHmen do disturb in the villages!

sinkhole:
that your number four get as e bi!
The place he went to play golf is several kilometers from his house and his playing of golf has absolutely nothing to do with this event. Nasarawa, for now, has nothing to do with BH or Hisbah but FHmen do disturb in the villages!

They know his identity and can easily target him for ransom. Party stalwarts have police protection simply because we have an unsafe society, I believe now is the time to create a safe Nigeria for everyone irrespective of who you are.

I can relate to this experience in a way. The trauma, fear and anxiety the members of the family felt during the attack. The helplessness and futility of human existence at that material time.
The agony and the truama lingers on. I pray God will heal the family and grant the dead eternal rest.

Omo I can relate to the guy's experience, I can imagine the trauma the young man is passing through.

Nukilia:


They know his identity and can easily target him for ransom. Party stalwarts have police protection simply because we have an unsafe society, I believe now is the time to create a safe Nigeria for everyone irrespective of who you are.

But the man himself once said that Buhari regime has tackled insecurities and what we are witnessing are attempts to discredit Buhari's regime!
You know, the Yorubas say "eepa n pa 'ra e, oloun n pa aja" meaning, the worm inside a dog is killing itself thinking it is killing the dog!
That is the problem of Nigerians and Nigerian politicians in general! If Nigeria is heaven on earth it will be for everybody in Nigeria and if it is hell on earth then all of us will enjoy it that way.

sinkhole:
But the man himself once said that Buhari regime has tackled insecurities and what we are witnessing are attempts to discredit Buhari's regime!

That suggests the man is disconnected from the realities of the masses.
The same way you see people on this forum jump up to defend PMB at any slight challenge

so sad, may his soul rest in peace... but no peace for the wicked!

sinkhole:
With tears streaming down his cheeks, 20 years old Samuel Shekwo, son of the assassinated APC Chairman in Nasarawa State, could not fathom why unknown gunmen would cut short his joy by sending his father into early grave.

The late Philip Shekwo was abducted by some gunmen last Saturday at his Lafia residence opposite Peace House on Kurikyo Road, Bukan Sidi in Lafia before his lifeless body was found the next day a few metres away from his house.

Narrating his father’s ordeal in an interview with our correspondent, Samuel recalled that the late politician was captured by his killers in the toilet after searching extensively for him in the house.

He said: “On Saturday night, we were all at home. My father went to play golf and came back in around 8 pm, and I went to the parlour to greet him. He had just finished eating and was telling us how the game went when I went into my room and left him in the parlour with others as they were watching the news on television.

“A few minutes before 10 pm, one of my course mates at Nasarawa State University called me and we were discussing the whole strike issue. Then from nowhere, I started hearing gunshots all over the house.

“I dropped my phone without even ending the call and rushed out of my room. I went into my parents’ room first to see whether they were fine, and I saw my father coming out from his room. I started switching off the lights because I noticed that we were under attack, so that they (attackers) would not be able to see through the house.

“I went to the parlour and was looking at them from the window. They were shooting from outside the fence. Then one of them jumped the fence into the house and used the butt of his gun to heat the gate’s padlock. He then rolled the gate to the end and the rest members of the gang started trooping in.

“They surrounded the entire house and were shooting from different directions. While four of them were trying to gain entry into the house through the front door, another four were at the backdoor trying to gain access into the house.

“When my father rushed to the palour, I followed him. I told him, ‘Daddy, you are not supposed to be here. These people are looking for you,’ He now told me that he was looking for his phone, and his phone was just by the side stool where he used to sit in the parlour.

“I took the phone and gave it to him, and I escorted him back to his room. He started making calls to security agencies but nobody responded.

“I was also making contacts to see if help could come. I called a friend, Mr Dominic Bako’s son, who is actually a close friend to my father and I am friends with his son too. So, I called him and he told his father that we were under attack.

“When I called him the second time, I could hear his father making contacts, saying that the Chairman was under attack.

“My cousins who were staying with us were also terrified. I told them to go back to their room, lie down and stay calm. But they were worried, so I took them to my room and asked them to lie on the floor while I went back to see what was happening.

“Throughout this period, my father was in his bedroom. But when I noticed that the pressure was much, I thought that they were armed robbers. So I went back to my room and started picking certain valid items and documents to hide. I also took my car key and laptop and hid them.

“Later on when I started hearing their voice, I locked my door and lay down together with my cousin sisters and we were just praying. Later on, I heard two gunshots in the direction of my parents’ room. I thought they had gained access into my parents’ room and I started crying and praying.

“That was when I started hearing voices inside the house. I also noticed that one of them was opening the back door, and I started hearing more voices inside the house. I couldn’t come out at that time because I had locked my door already.

“They were searching round the house but they could not find my father, so they went out through the back door and were lamenting. They appeared frustrated that they could not find my father. That was when they got our security guard who normally sits at the back of the house before moving to the security post at the gate.

“When they got the security guard, they started beating him. We were hearing them from the room as they were asking him where is Oga. He told them that Oga had travelled but they said it is a lie, that Oga was around. They were actually beating him with their machetes because even from the sound, we could hear it.

“Later on, they asked what about the children. We heard he has a son. They were speaking in Hausa. From their ascent, you would know that they were Fulani, and they were not covering their faces.

“When they came to my room and noticed that it was luocked, they pushed the door and forced their way in. They saw us lying down together with my cousin sisters, because my blood sisters were not around.

“They now asked us to stand up. They asked the security guard, ‘Is this Oga’s son?’ He reluctantly nodded his head in the affirmative. Their leader now held me by my shirt and dragged me up. The other one now said since they couldn’t find my father, they should just go with me.

“They asked me to stand up and follow them; that my father must give them the money he was enjoying from the government. As they were about going out with me, one of them with a gun noticed that one of the rooms was locked, so their attention shifted to the place.

“They now detailed one of them to keep an eye on me and the security guard, that if I moved, he should shoot.

“They broke the door and entered but they did not see anybody. On their way out of the room, they decided to check the toilet and noticed that it was locked. That was when they forced their way into the toilet. There they saw him and my mum.

“Even when they had broken the toilet door, they still were not able to enter because my father was pushing from the back and they could not push their way in. Their leader now said since the door was not opening, they should shoot. One of them was about to shoot when my father released the toilet’s door and they got him.

“One thing that baffles me is that they did not manhandle him. They were not even sure if he was the one. They were calling him Moses. They assured us that they were not going to harm him; that it was just money they wanted. He was pleading with them, begging them. My mum too was begging and pleading with them, but they said there was no need begging, it was just money they wanted.

“They left with him and we were at home throughout that night, praying and hoping that they were going to call since they said it was money they wanted, only for us to get the sad news on Sunday afternoon that they had found his body.”

Samuel added: “Aside my mum, I think I was the closest person to my dad, so it is even affecting me more than my sisters. I’m not grieving today because my dad died; I am grieving because someone killed him.

Samuel added: “Aside my mum, I think I was the closest person to my dad, so it is even affecting me more than my sisters. I’m not grieving today because my dad died; I am grieving because someone killed him.

“Already, he has prepared me for it. He told me so many things, though I feel with my age and everything, I’m not ready to take responsibilities. But I learnt courage and wisdom through my dad. I don’t need anybody to tell me about him.

“I know my dad so well. He used to tell me so many things. We travelled together most times and he took me to political activities because I actually told him I wanted to be a politician and he said he was going to support me in whatever I want to do. But he said I must make a difference if I want to be a politician.

“‘You must be a politician with a difference,’ those were his words to me. So I miss him more than anybody. But I learnt to stop crying because I know my dad is in heaven. He was a righteous man and someone that was close to God. I am praying to take over from him politically by God grace.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/how-my-fathers-killers-captured-him-in-toilet-after-heavy-gunshots-son-of-assassinated-nasarawa-apc-chair/amp/

“I took the phone and gave it to him, and I escorted him back to his room. He started making calls to security agencies but nobody responded.


No security agents responded to rescue a top politician in the state. It baffles me when politicians and their online hoodlums keep praising politicians.
When security apparatus is bad, even if you call Mr President or Governor to rescue you, sorry is your case.
Praising politicians is foolishness, they cannot even rescue themselves.

Nukilia:


That suggests the man is disconnected from the realities of the masses.
The same way you see people on this forum jump up to defend PMB at any slight challenge

Most of our serving politicians are disconnected from realities of the masses.
Adeshina and Garba seriously disagreed that Nigerians are hungry

These people where there for a long time and no security come to their aid

capitalzero:




“I took the phone and gave it to him, and I escorted him back to his room. He started making calls to security agencies but nobody responded.


No security agents responded to rescue a top politician in the state. It baffles me when politicians and their online hoodlums keep praising politicians.
When security apparatus is bad, even if you call Mr President or Governor to rescue you, sorry is your case.
Praising politicians is foolishness, they cannot even rescue themselves.

Actually, they later responded, after he had been taken away and they disturbed the whole neighbourhood with gunshots that lasted for more than an hour!
Stupid system

Kestolove:
Be a politician with difference, ur father involve himself in shady deals wey cast...but wait oo, at 20yrs u don get car..ur father try

All these things u keep wishing on others will befall u one day

Nigeria don cast

Nukilia:
When people say they prefer to go on asylum in Canada, I hope we now understand what it truly means...
Heaven rest the soul of the old man.

Lessons learned.

1. As a politician in Nigeria, never build a house without a secret doorway to an underground where you can hide during an home invasion.
2. Make sure you have g"ns to protect yourself and your family stored in a safe place.
3. Teach your wife and children on how to use a g"n.
4. Playing golf is a beautiful thing but not in unsecured areas where there are lots of bandits, BH, Hisbah, FHmen e.t.c
5. We are in dangerous times as a nation, install CCTV in your house.

If family have guns, some of them could have been dead.
I agree with having underground place to hid. Some individuals do have safe room. Safe room cost is around $10,000.
CCTV, electrical fence, also good.
I see use of unarmed security guard as wasting of resource

sinkhole:
Actually, they later responded, after he had been taken away and they disturbed the whole neighbourhood with gunshots that lasted for more than an hour!
Stupid system

After an hour!!!!

If the son is wise , he would hang is phone some were to video them, from his narrative the operation was long

supportnija:
If the son is wise , he would hang is phone some were to video them, from his narrative the operation was long

too risky. besides during a panic attack an animal's primal brain is wired to either take Flight or Fight back not to cover report like DJ Switch

Na to go buy shiney keep for house oh. at all at all scores for balance small

Our security is dwindling, something needs to be done fast because we don't know the next victim.

See ordeal...

“Later on, they asked what about the children. We heard he has a son. They were speaking in Hausa. From their ascent, you would know that they were Fulani, and they were not covering their faces.

Even Nassarawa people are accusing fulanis.

I thought they are all north...

Tears actually dropped from my eyes on reading this story.
But it's clear they were out to assassinate him and much as we like to dismiss things in this country,he may not be the good man his family proclaimed or believed him to be.
But of course,no proper investigation will be done.
The culprits get arrested,and that's ends it without looking at the whole circumstances behind his murder in order to serve as lesson to others.

Nigeria is no longer safe. Sad story

These summarizes the long narrative:

They asked me to stand up and follow them; that my father must give them the money he was enjoying from the government. As they were about going out with me, one of them with a gun noticed that one of the rooms was locked, so their attention shifted to the place.

Later on, they asked what about the children. We heard he has a son. They were speaking in Hausa. From their ascent, you would know that they were Fulani, and they were not covering their faces.

One thing that baffles me is that they did not manhandle him. They were not even sure if he was the one. They were calling him Moses. They assured us that they were not going to harm him; that it was just money they wanted. He was pleading with them, begging them. My mum too was begging and pleading with them, but they said there was no need begging, it was just money they wanted.

This thing called Karma sef