Unknown gunmen have struck once again, killing two police officers in Akwa Ibom state. A female police officer also suffered injuries during the attack on a police facility at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo in Ikono local government area of the state on Saturday, May 1.
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The chairman of Ikono council, Nyakno Okoibu, in a statement disclosed that the criminals set ablaze five vehicles parked at the station’s premises, reports from our correspondent
The statement which was released by the chairman’s media aide, Nsisong Ntuk, disclosed that the attack occurred at about 3 a.m. on Saturday.
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According to the chairman, there are suspicions that the attack was carried out by members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the security arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Okoibu assured the people of the state that Governor Udom Emmanuel will not sit and watch while things get worse and will ensure that the perpetrators are apprehended and made to pay for their crimes.
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He also appealed to the people to provide the police with any useful information they have about the attack.
