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Victoria, Benue NUJ Chairman, dies after delivering twins

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benue State, Comrade Victoria Asher, has died after giving birth to twins.

State NUJ Secretary, Moses Akarhan, revealed this via a press statement on Saturday.

The statement said Asher died 8 am on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi following a cesarean section surgery.

She was delivered of a set of twins – a male and a female – before complications arose.

The deceased who worked with the state-owned radio station became the NUJ Chairman, Benue Council in December 2018 following the death of David Ukuma who held the post for two months before he died.

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