The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benue State , Comrade Victoria Asher , has 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 .