Posted by Samuel on Sat 30th Jan, 2021 - tori.ng
The statement said Asher died at 8am on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi following a cesarean section surgery.
Comrade Victoria Asher
We reported earlier that Comrade Victoria Asher, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benue State, had died.
Now, it has been revealed that she died after giving birth to twins.
This is according to a statement issued by the NUJ State Secretary, Moses Akarhan.
The statement said Asher died 8am 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.