The Benue State Commissioner for Health, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono, has died as a result of complications from surgery in an undisclosed hospital.

This is according to the Government House sources.

“He attended the last State Executive Council meeting last week and subsequently went for the surgery.

“His death came as a rude shock this evening”, the government house source said.

Ikwulono was sworn in as Commissioner for Health and Human Services  in August 5,2020, to replace Dr Sunday Ongbabo who voluntarily resigned his appointment a week earlier.