EX-SENATOR ABDUCTED, BY HOODLUMS OTHERS INJURED IN AKWA IBOM LOUNGE

Hoodlums were reported to have storm a popular sit out along Oron road in Akwa Ibom State on Sunday at around 9:00pm.

The attack has led to the abduction of Former lawmaker, Senator Effiong Nelson who represented Eket Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State.

The criminals were said to have opened fire on customers in the lounge. The senator was taken away by three armed hoodlums, while several patrons at the bar were injured during the attack.

A victim, Paul Ekwere, a media aide to one of the lawmakers in Akwa Ibom House of Assembly announced on his social media handles, “I have just been shot at along Oron Road. The incident occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on a Sunday night.”

The armed men stormed the sit-out with a Toyota Camry car and started shooting sporadically at random, sending the customers and other guests to scamper for safety before they made it straight to the former Senator.

“He was later took away by the hoodlums in a Toyota Camry car to an unknown destination.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon who confirmed the incident said, “we have received the sad report, the CP is displeased about it and had promised to ensure his safe rescue and perpetrators brought to book.”