INEC collation officer shot in Benue

Comfort Dooshima, the collation officer for Gboko local government area of Benue state was on Saturday shot by unknown gunmen.

Dooshima a lecturer at the University of Agriculture, Benue, was attacked on her way to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Markurdi, the state capital, on Saturday night.

She was immediately taken to the hospital after the incident.

Benue is one of five states where supplementary governorship election was held on Saturday.