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BREAKING: Gunmen kill two police officers in fresh attack in Akwa Ibom
Members of IPOB’s security arm, Eastern Security Network, were suspected to be behind the attack, according to a statement from the local authorities.
Cletus Ukpong
Cletus Ukpong is PREMIUM TIMES' assistant editor in charge of Nigeria's South-South region. He is a graduate of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Twitter: @CletusUkpong
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By Cletus Ukpong — May 1, 2021
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Two police officers were killed on Saturday by some unknown gunmen who attacked a police facility in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south.
A female police officer was also injured in the attack, while five vehicles parked at the station’s premises were set ablaze, according to a statement from the Chairman of Ikono council, Nyakno Okoibu.
The statement issued by the chairman’s media aide, Nsisong Ntuk, said the attack occurred at about 3 a.m.
The statement said members of IPOB’s security arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN), were suspected to be behind the attack.
“The chairman has been making overarching measures to ensure that normalcy is restored to the area of attack and other parts of the Local Government Area,” the statement said.
“The chairman wishes to reassure the people of Ikono that in liaison with the Chief Security Officer of the State, Governor Udom Emmanuel, all necessary apparatus will be activated to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are apprehended and brought to book.
“Akwa Ibom State has over the years been known as a peaceful state where lives and properties of those domiciled within it are safe and secured. The narrative will not change now,” the statement added.
The local administration has requested people to volunteer to the police useful information about the attack.
PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately get the police reaction to the latest attack, as the police spokesperson, Odiko MacDon, did not respond to calls from our reporter as of the time of filing this report.
The spate of attacks on security officials in the South-east and South-south has compounded the security challenges in the two regions.
Police facilities have been previously attacked in Essien Udim and Ika local government areas of Akwa Ibom State, with scores of officers killed.
IPOB, a pro-Biafra group which has been proscribed by the Nigerian government, has denied their involvement in the attacks in the two regions.

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watch them praise ESN/UGM now..

..but when perpetrators of this dastardly act are caught and dealt with accordingly, they will call them "armless" and "innocent"

Mtcheeeew.
The ediotic zombie terrorist miscreant above me is doing his job well.
He deserves a pay raise

Police don turn Ekuke dog....

This people na human being too....

he don du....

IPOB, a pro-Biafra group which has been proscribed by the Nigerian government, has denied their involvement in the attacks in the two regions


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What Ever Group That Are Involve, Let This Nonsense Stop! This Is The Last Warning.

Ungun knownmen

UGM is doing justice. The number of innocent people wey police don either kill or destroy in this country, pass the number of people wey dem neva touch. It's all about justice!

Rodwave:
Mtcheeeew.
The ediotic zombie terrorist miscreant above me is doing his job well.
He deserves a pay raise

at least this time you couldn't deny it.
"when they have no political argument left, they begin to attack you directly" them no even quote you on this case..

GTkester:
UGM is doing justice. The number of innocent people wey police don either kill or destroy in this country, pass the number of people wey dem neva touch. It's all about justice!

till the justice reach your house.
said ESN, said UGM..

Keep misbehaving for mentioning ESN in this stupid write up. Is it ESN that Niger State is paying #20m monthly contributions to? Was it ESN that killed 367 Kaduna people in the past three months?

jetwonder:
What Ever Group That Are Involve, Let This Nonsense Stop! This Is The Last Warning.

U made my evening with this amusing last warning

Keep suspecting

Amaechi2023:
at least this time you couldn't deny it.
"when they have no political argument left, they begin to attack you directly" them no even quote you on this case..

Where is this Incoherent zombiefied bab0on blabbing from?

PissfulProtester:
watch them praise ESN/UGM now..

..but when perpetrators of this dastardly act are caught and dealt with accordingly, they will call them "armless" and "innocent"

when they're been killed and harassed for protesting freedom of association.
what did you say ?

UGM freeing Ipob members unjustly jailed. This is justice for the oppressed.

"we south south" crying above.