Unidentified gunmen have killed two soldiers and kidnapped an expatriate at the road construction site in Ukanafun council area of Akwa Ibom state.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon as the expatriate engineer working with Al madal construction company was inspecting the construction of Ikot Ibritam, Inen Ekeffe and Odoro Ikot to Ukanafun road construction project awarded by Akwa Ibom state.
An eyewitness Mr. Friday Idiok told our correspondent that the two soldiers were killed while escorting the expatriate on routine inspection of the road project along Idim Okpok mini bridge in Inen Ekeffe the boundary village between OrukAnam and Ukanafun local government area.
Idiok said the gunmen whisked the expatriate engineer away immediately the two soldiers were shot dead on the spot and residents ran away for fear of arrest by security operatives .
" There was sporadic shootings here and before you know what was happening, two soldiers were dead. The gunmen also escaped with the soldiers guns and took the expatriate to their hideout. Everybody here is panic, we don't know what the government would do in this matter"
Confirming the incident, the clan head of Inen His Royal Highness Obong Johnson Johnny Obosi said the community was on the burial ground of one of their sons late Mr Udoimoh when they heard gunshots and the residents ran away .
" we were at burial of one of our brothers late Mr. Udoimoh when were about to be entertained, we heard gunshots. The next report was that two soldiers attached to expatriates working on the road construction project that links my community with Ukanafun have been killed and expatriate kidnapped. "
Obong Obosi who could not established the nationality of the kidnapped expatriate said soldiers from Ibagwa barracks arrived in their Ambulance and carried the corpse of the dead soldiers to the mortuary.
Another resident of the area Mr Enobong Etuk observed that the incident was a fall out of the collapsed of government Amnesty granted to militants from Ukanafun as government could not keep their own part of the bargain with the hoodlums.
" We wonder why this incident should happen. The project had continued smoothly in OrukAnam axis but when it gets to Ukanafun killing and kidnapping set in . Government must look inward to fish out perpetrators of this crime."
Meanwhile ,the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom Odiko Macdon has confirmed the incident and promised to arrest those involved in the crime.
In a telephone interview, Macdon said the police got the report and made moves to arrest all the culprits.
In a text message to our correspondent , the police spokesman wrote:
"We have received information about the unfortunate dastardly incident at the road project in Ikot Ibritam ,Inen Ekeffe leading to Ukanafun. We are working with our sister agencies to identity, arrest and prosecute those involved".
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon as the expatriate engineer working with Al madal construction company was inspecting the construction of Ikot Ibritam, Inen Ekeffe and Odoro Ikot to Ukanafun road construction project awarded by Akwa Ibom state.
An eyewitness Mr. Friday Idiok told our correspondent that the two soldiers were killed while escorting the expatriate on routine inspection of the road project along Idim Okpok mini bridge in Inen Ekeffe the boundary village between OrukAnam and Ukanafun local government area.
Idiok said the gunmen whisked the expatriate engineer away immediately the two soldiers were shot dead on the spot and residents ran away for fear of arrest by security operatives .
" There was sporadic shootings here and before you know what was happening, two soldiers were dead. The gunmen also escaped with the soldiers guns and took the expatriate to their hideout. Everybody here is panic, we don't know what the government would do in this matter"
Confirming the incident, the clan head of Inen His Royal Highness Obong Johnson Johnny Obosi said the community was on the burial ground of one of their sons late Mr Udoimoh when they heard gunshots and the residents ran away .
" we were at burial of one of our brothers late Mr. Udoimoh when were about to be entertained, we heard gunshots. The next report was that two soldiers attached to expatriates working on the road construction project that links my community with Ukanafun have been killed and expatriate kidnapped. "
Obong Obosi who could not established the nationality of the kidnapped expatriate said soldiers from Ibagwa barracks arrived in their Ambulance and carried the corpse of the dead soldiers to the mortuary.
Another resident of the area Mr Enobong Etuk observed that the incident was a fall out of the collapsed of government Amnesty granted to militants from Ukanafun as government could not keep their own part of the bargain with the hoodlums.
" We wonder why this incident should happen. The project had continued smoothly in OrukAnam axis but when it gets to Ukanafun killing and kidnapping set in . Government must look inward to fish out perpetrators of this crime."
Meanwhile ,the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom Odiko Macdon has confirmed the incident and promised to arrest those involved in the crime.
In a telephone interview, Macdon said the police got the report and made moves to arrest all the culprits.
In a text message to our correspondent , the police spokesman wrote:
"We have received information about the unfortunate dastardly incident at the road project in Ikot Ibritam ,Inen Ekeffe leading to Ukanafun. We are working with our sister agencies to identity, arrest and prosecute those involved".
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