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3 policemen killed, 4 missing in Akwa Ibom

3 policemen killed, 4 missing in Akwa Ibom

3 policemen killed, 4 missing in Akwa Ibom

Three policemen including a chief superintendent of police (CSP) have been confirmed dead while four others have been declared missing following an attack on them by hoodlums in Essiem Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Essie Udim, the home of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen Godswill Akpabio, has been in turmoil for some time now.

The police and other security personnel have come under severe attacks in the area in the past weeks even as property of the locals worth millions of naira have been destroyed.

In a statement by Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Odiko McDon on Wednesday and tagged unprovoked attacks on security officers, said that recently the security agencies, especially, the police have come under persistent unprovoked attacks, leading to deaths and destruction of property, a trend which he described as,” totally absurd and unacceptable.”

He said that whereas the remote and immediate causes of the unprovoked attacks were unknown, a discreet investigation was, however, on the way to unravel the same and seek lasting solutions.

“On March 30, CSP Ben Ajide, Commander of the Command’s Quick Intervention Unit and two others were killed, while four others are still missing, bringing the number of policemen feared dead to seven

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Amiengheme Andrew, is deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack on security personnel who were out maintaining the peace yesterday which led to the demise of CSP Ajide, who was the Commander of the Command’s Quick Intervention Unit and two others, while four others are missing.

“The CP hereby deeply condoles with the deceased families and wishes to assure same and members of the public that the Command under his watch will not be deterred in carrying out its assigned constitutional mandate and will do all within its powers to bring perpetrators to book.

“The Police boss, therefore, calls on members of the public to volunteer useful information, he further assures that such information will be treated with utmost confidentiality while urging all critical stakeholders to be united and form a formidable front in order to bring the menace to an end.”

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