Gunmen have reportedly killed Samson Omoarebokhae, a senior special assistant to the speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku.

Ivy Adodo-Ebojele, the speaker’s spokesperson, disclosed this on Monday in Benin.

Ms Adodo-Ebojele said Mr Omoarebokhae was killed on August 31 while on his way to Uhumora from Ozalla in Owan West LGA.

She said when the speaker got wind of the incident, he immediately dispatched a delegation on a condolence visit to the family of the deceased.

Ms Adodo-Ebojele noted that the chief of staff to the speaker, Odion Iruobe, who led the delegation, described his death as a great loss.

She said the chief of staff urged the bereaved family to draw strength from God’s promises of not leaving those mourning comfortless.

According to her, the deceased was one of the speaker’s trusted aides.

“Though it is a painful situation, we pray to God in His infinite power to give the family a reason to smile again. We pray to God to repose the soul of the deceased and give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” she said.

Responding on behalf of the family, Elijah Omoarebokhai, a brother to the deceased, expressed the family’s appreciation to the speaker for sending the delegation to share with them in their period of grief. 

(NAN)