An avid LIB reader is reaching for the public's help, says her 72yr old dad is being illegally detained since yesterday in Akwa-Ibom by the state governor. She tells the full story of what happened below
My dad, Maj. Gen. E. Akpan (rtd) had gone out to vote in his polling unit, when he got back he met a mammoth crowd in his compound. The Corpers who were amongst the crowd explained to him that they had nowhere else to run to with the ballot materials and that Godswill Akpabio's thugs were on a rampage hijacking ballot boxes in all the local governments and carting them away to Akpabio in Government house, so they needed to run away with the ones in their possession for safe keeping and that they felt my father's compound was the safest place to bring them too till the thugs go away.
On hearing this my dad started making frantic efforts to reach Inec Head office in Uyo to alert them on what's happening in his village in Nsit Atai! However before contact could be established ‎SSS, police and the army stormed my father's compound and demanded to have access into the property! The youths immediately wanted to launch a protest but my dad hastily halted them saying he doesn't want further disruptions to the electoral process. He asked his soldiers who are detailed to him to open up the gate and allow them in. So SSS drove into the compound in their armored vehicles while shooting their machine guns into the air!

My father had to appeal to them to calm down. At this point the SSS officials told my dad that he has been invited to their office for questioning, my dad's soldiers immediately intervened saying they will not allow the General to be taken anywhere and that their job is to protect him! An argument ensued between my dad's soldiers and the SSS before my dad cut in and said he will graciously go with them for questioning. They told my dad it will only take a couple of hours, my dad's soldiers insisted on going with them and they agreed for two of them to come along. After a few hours of questioning Governor Akpabio ordered for my dad's soldiers to be sent back to base which is the barracks! His aide too was sent away.

My dad was now all alone with no communication with the outside world for hours. They kept turning my family away saying we can't see him. At about 9pm the family was now given access to my dad, he was weak and shaking and could barely utter a word! He was in a very bad shape and we were scared for his health, we begged and they agreed for a medical personnel to come and see him, as suspected his blood pressure was through the roof and he had to be given medication to arrest the situation before it got worse.

He was put in a dingy, dark and dirty cell room with a tattered, flimsy and disgusting mattress on the bare floor!

We were there till 12midnight and all they could tell us was that Governor Akpabio insist he's held there indefinitely! This is day 2 and my 74 year old pensioner father has not eaten or received proper medical attention! He has given his statement and is still being held without cause! The holding facility is in a deplorable condition and we are concerned that this will worsen his health! My father is innocent of what he's being accused of. Our dictator governor is well known for silencing and quenching anything that comes in the way of his atrocities!

He cannot stand a right standing citizen like my father because it makes him look bad which he is! They can continue with their "investigations" but Akpabio should please release my father from that dungeon! If my father dies in that cell just like all the others he has killed over the years this particular blood will take away peace from his life till he pays for it! For his own good let him do the needful! #releaseGeneralAkpan

Barr.Iniobong Kelia Akpan

http://lindaikeji..ca/2015/04/my-dad-is-being-illegally-detained-by.html

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Front page please.

So why was your father's compound the ideal place to hide? hmmm

Akpabio should be arrested and locked up by Buhari. I never really like that man

if your dad is really a general, the soldiers will keep him in the officers mess.
nonsense

This story no jell.

your dad is a general and he was detained by ordinary governor. him own general no get certificate??

agarawu23:
your dad is a general and he was detained by ordinary governor. him own general no get certificate??

Foe, a retired general....

tit:
if your dad is really a general, the soldiers will keep him in the officers mess.
nonsense

Because GMB too is not a general when the useless, clueless and power hungary head of state forced the army to denied him his certificate.
The truth is this government has bastardized every sector, the respect and rules are not been adhere to any more.

mikeoh:

Foe, a retired general....

and so ? retired no still get mouth abi

Kindly inform channels tv and also the Nigerian Army.

dats heartless!!wu knows wot dose pipu myt have done n will stl do to im in dat cell...jes pray n ask God to intervene

Seriously, I wondered where pdp got over 900k votes in akwa ibom. Now I know.

If this story is true, then this man should be released immediately. Akpabio is known to over-reach his bounds sometimes. I like him but he can be dictatorial.

And for those asking why his place was used as a refuge for corpers, I think it's because the man is a former NYSC DG. I read he was arrested with 10 corps members.

tit:
if your dad is really a general, the soldiers will keep him in the officers mess.
nonsense

. U know nothing about d military. Only a serving officer is usually detained in d officers mess. He is a retired major general who is entitled to guards and from d story, the guards tried to intervene but he insisted on going for questioning. lalasticlala dis deserve front page o

See uncommon transformation.


This story should be spread on the media till it gets to the right ears.

pls OP dis topic shuld hit front page we cant allow dose we voted into power to continue to oppress us.akpabio is too ambitious and greedy for power...akpabio d not do anytin for akwa ibom people...d level of poverty in the state is above 70%...

Ilekeh:
Front page please.

So why was your father's compound the ideal place to hide? hmmm

Because he's a retired general.

tit:
if your dad is really a general, the soldiers will keep him in the officers mess.
nonsense

No common sense still. Smh

Why is this not on the front page? What is wrong with the moderators?

tit:
if your dad is really a general, the soldiers will keep him in the officers mess.
nonsense

d news is fake.d father engineered the rigging process but was intercepted by the eagle eye sss.

otokx:
Why is this not on the front page? What is wrong with the moderators?

Did you tonto dike name there. How do you expect it to get to fp.

tit:
if your dad is really a general, the soldiers will keep him in the officers mess.
nonsense

How old are u dis child?

Am sorry! your dad hands might not be that clean. Keeping election material in your dad' house, I smell a giant rat

Good for you dad. Sheaybe think he is part of the of the chanji movt. Lock him up. Throw the keys away in the atlantic ocean.

Eventhough its obvious state machinery was used to rig d Akwa Ibom elections, I honestly don't believe your dad is as innocent as u want people to believe.
-Why must they run into your dad's compound?
-What is d distance btw your dad's house and d polling units that it had to b d nearest and safest place they cud run to.
-Did they call INEC state or national office situation rooms to infirm dem of d situation b4 running to d house?
-Are u saying your dad is apolitical.If not then he should have told dem his house is not d best for reasons of being seen as being an election rigger.
Be that as it may,if on d other hand you are truthful or fully open about what transpired,(I would bet anything that there is a lot of information u are hiding,from experience in getting honest information from Nigerians in compromising situations as this), then I wish u d best of luck and justice.

It is left for him to prove his innocence beyond reasonable doubt.

all dis pple saying trash on dis trend dnt knw d extend of evil akpabio can do. he is a dictator pls dis shuld hit frnt page pls

We need this story on frontpage. Let the world know what went down in akwa ibom state. I'm sure rivers state went that way too. International observers have called for the cancellation of rivers election which was marred by violence and massive rigging

otokx:
Why is this not on the front page? What is wrong with the moderators?

henchamb:

Did you tonto dike name there. How do you expect it to get to fp.

Oh u didn't know??..only stories from SW make front page.

PDP desperation knows no bound. Let the vote of the people count for once and folks like Akpabio accept their fate of change in power tussle.

The level of impunity and disregard for laws in Nigeria has reached a cresendo under GEJ. The whole sector in the nation has been totally ridiculed. No day goes by without tales of complete abuse of power,insecurity and corruption by elected officials who are supposed to be protecting citizens. What are our officials doing over there in Abuja? What's GEJ doing? Just residing in Aso rock,wining and dining with his cohorts and smiling as if all is well in Nigeria? TBH,i just can't wait for GEJ to hand over let's start the process of rebuilding this nation and restoring our pride as Nigerians. OP,like someone said above,don't keep quiet. Inform the NBA;go to channels and report to them; report to other rtd army officials and serving ones you can reach. This rubbi.sh must stop in Nigeria.