Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has directed security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators of the kidnap and assassination of Ardo-Kola Council Chairman, Salihu Dovo.
Dovo and his nephew were abducted in the early hours of Sunday and found dead hours later.
The Governor, in a condolence message to the family and the people of Ardo-Kola signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan-Abu, described the late chairman as a good man who had an abiding love for service to humanity.
“The late chairman was a good man, a man with an abiding love for service to humanity and who certainly did not deserve to die in the circumstances that his murderers killed him.
“As chairman of the Local Government, he did a lot to make life much more meaningful for the people of his Local Government Area, the reason he enjoyed a lot of popularity among them.
“His death has robbed Ardo Kola and the entire Taraba State of his invaluable services,” the statement read.
He also prayed that God would give his family and the people of Ardo Kola the fortitude to bear the loss.
The police in the state said two people have been arrested in connection to the crime.