A House of Assembly
candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Okon Uwah, was reportedly killed on Wednesday
while on campaign in Ward Three in the Ukanafun Local Government Area.
Uwah, who was
contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to represent the
Ukanafun State Constituency, was a former Deputy Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State
House of Assembly.
The facts of the
killing remained sketchy as of the time of this report but Punch's correspondent
learnt late on Wednesday that the corpse had been deposited in a morgue in the
area.
The state Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Gabriel Achong, confirmed the killing to Punch's correspondent in
Uyo late on Wednesday.
He said his men had
arrested many suspects.
The CP said, “I have
just spoken with His Excellency, Governor Godswill Akpabio and he said I should
bring all those responsible to book even if they are members of the Peoples
Democratic Party.
“Because of that I have
changed my plan to travel to Abuja for an engagement. I have moved the Area
Commander in Ikot Ekpene and the Divisional Police Officers to Ukanafun.”
- Punch
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