Former Benue LG chairman dies days after death of his wife

Sunday, April 5, 2026 -Residents of Konshisha Local Government Area in Benue State are grieving following the sudden death of a former council chairman, Moses Shirsha, just four days after the passing of his wife, Mercy Mngu Shirsha.

The late Shirsha, who once led the Konshisha LGA, reportedly passed on while making arrangements for his wife’s burial.

The tragic sequence of events has left his family, friends and associates in profound sorrow.

Confirming the incident in a Facebook post on Friday, a former staff member of the deceased, Ukeyima John Ukmoni, lamented the painful loss.

“With deep sorrow but total submission to the will of God, this is the burial arrangement of my first boss Hon Moses Shirsha (former Chairman Konshisha LG), the very first man I ever worked for, who departed this life after hearing the shocking loss of his beloved wife Mrs Shirsha Mercy Mngu,” he wrote.

Details shared in the post indicate that a wake will take place on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the late chairman’s residence in Makurdi.

Both the former chairman and his wife are scheduled to be buried on Friday, April 10, 2026, at their family compound in Shirsha Adeega Village, Mbaasuku, Mbator Gaav, located in Konshisha LGA.