Benue NUJ chairman dies days after giving birth to twins

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 .

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