Three women who are
students of Obong University in Akwa Ibom State have been abducted by armed
hoodlums terrorizing the area.
Also, the whereabouts of
three elders of Qua Iboe Church (QIC) at Uruk Ata2, who were reportedly seized
by the hoodlums at the weekend, are still unknown.
The abductors reportedly
attacked the institution’s girls’ hostel and took the girls away.
Police spokesman Odiko
MacDon, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the raid on the
institution’s female hostel by suspected militants.
He said one of the students
sustained gunshot wounds on her shoulder.
The spokesman said the
injured student “was rescued and taken to an undisclosed hospital for
treatment”.
Also, Governor Udom
Emmanuel has vowed to expose those behind killings and kidnappings in Ukanafun
and Etim Ekpo local government areas.
Emmanuel addressed
reporters at the weekend as part of activities marking his third year in
office.
The governor said
investigations had begun into the incidents to fish out the sponsors and
perpetrators of the bloodshed in the local government areas.
He blamed the crimes on
desperate politicians, warning that his administration would not spare any
culprits, however highly placed.
The governor urged parents
to warn their children against cultism.
He said: “Although I don’t
like to speak on security issues, insecurity in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun is being
sponsored and we are tracking the sponsors.”
Tracing violent crimes in
the area to cultism, Emmanuel declared secret societies as outlawed
associations in the state.
The governor regretted the
increasing wave of the malaise, saying parents should warn their children on
the evil of cultism.
He added: “Don’t allow your
children to be initiated into cultism.”
The governor enjoined
security agencies to work towards dislodging the criminal elements and make the
state safe.
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