The Police Command in Akwa Ibom through the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, has on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Silvester Ntefre, who was murdered in Oruk Anam Local Government Area on Sunday.
A source had earlier told newsmen that the PDP chieftain, late Ntefre, was killed near his residence in Ekparakwa, Oruk Anam LGA of the state.
He said the gunmen arrived at the residence of the deceased in a black jeep and dragged him into the vehicle and drove into the nearby bush and shot him severally while some members of the gang who were waiting in a standby black jeep ran out of the car and escaped through the bush.
He said that the perpetrators escaped, leaving behind a Toyota jeep used during the dastardly operation
The PPRO However said, mechanisms are already in place to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book.