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
