Ini Ekpo, the counsel for
the founder of Reigners’ Bible Church, Apostle Akan Weeks, was on Thursday
morning, shot by unidentified gunmen, Punch Metro reports.
Counsel to the very popular
Bishop of Reigners Bible Church, has been shot by gunmen causing a stir within
the church.
The man was shot at his
residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
It was learnt that the
gunmen gained entrance into his house through the main gate around 2:27am and
advanced to his room where they shot him twice on his two legs before they made
away with four laptops.
According to Punch Metro, a
family source, who did not want to be named, revealed that the assailants
accused Ekpo of being responsible for the lies Weeks told the commission.
According to the source,
the gunmen claimed that Weeks had never told lies, and that the drama that was
seen in the Commission of Inquiry was purely the handiwork of Ekpo.
Ekpo is said to be
recuperating in an undisclosed private hospital where he is receiving care.
The state chairman,
Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Aniekan Akpan, confirmed the incident.
He said Ekpo was shot last
night around 2am on his two legs.
Akpan stated that he just
returned from the hospital where Ekpo was receiving treatment.
The NBA chairman added that
the police were investigating the matter to determine whether the attack was an
assassination attempt or armed robbery.
“I am just from the
hospital now, where Ekpo is receiving treatment. The police are working on it
to unravel the determine whether the attack,” he said.
The Police Public Relations
Officer in the state, Cordelia Nwawe, said she had not been informed of the
incident and therefore could not confirm what she did not have knowledge of.
Ekpo was the lead counsel
for Weeks during the Commission of Inquiry set up by the state government to
determine the immediate and remote cause of the collapsed Reigners’ Bible
Church building in Uyo Village Road on December 10, 2016.
He had defended his client
up to the extent of seeking compensation for Weeks.
The collapsed building
killed scores of worshippers and injured hundreds.
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