Olayemi Esan
The military and Other security agencies in Akwa Ibom state especially at Ntak Ikot Akpan in Essien Udim Local Government have been conducting joint operations in order to restore normalcy back to the community.
The Nigerian Army says, Akwa Ibom state has been very peaceful until recently when the security situation around Essien Udim Local Government Area of the State became tensed occasioned by activities of some hoodlums and criminal elements.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima in a statement on Wednesday revealed that the miscreants exploited various avenues to acquire weapons to perpetrate their heinous crimes.
Yerima explained that, in the past few weeks, the group has attacked various security agencies which resulted in the loss of lives and carting away of weapons.
"The last incident led to the killing of some Policemen including a CSP" he said.
Army spokesman addedthat the hoodlums continued to terrorise law abiding citizens through extortions and infringement on their rights.
"Accordingly, a combined team of Military and Security Agencies in the State conducted a clearance operation at Ntak Ikot Akpan to in order to flush out the miscreants.
"The operation was successfully executed and resulted in the dislogment of the criminals while fleeing hoodlums were neutralised by the Air Component" he said.
Yerima also said, Normalcy has been restored in the area while the Police personnel have since assumed full control and carrying out normal duties.
The Nigerian Army appealed to Nigerians not to panic but to remain calm and continue to support the security agencies to further consolidate on the successes recorded so far.
