Akwa Ibom Monarch Nabbed For Injuring Sister In Gun Attack

Ant-crime operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command person arrested 1 Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, the colony caput of Ibagwa successful Abak section authorities country of the State.

In an enactment with journalists yesterday astatine the Police Headquarters successful Ikot Akpanabia, adjacent Uyo, the authorities capital, the constabulary spokesperson, DSP TImfon John, said the accepted ruler took the instrumentality into his hands erstwhile helium deliberately fired gunshots astatine a pistillate during a heated statement implicit thenar fruits.
The victim, LEADERSHIP learnt, who was fatally wounded connected the head, is receiving exigency attraction successful an undisclosed hospital.

She said, “At astir 2:30pm, operatives of the bid received a study of an attempted execution from Ibagwa assemblage successful Abak LGA.

“According to the study filed by a antheral (name withheld), his brother, Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, the colony caput of Ibagwa, allegedly changeable their sister, Unwana Effiong Friday Inyang, 32, connected the caput with a gun.

“The unfortunate was instantly taken to a hospital, wherever she is presently receiving attraction and is reported to beryllium successful unchangeable condition.

“The constabulary responded to the scene, and the suspect, Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, was arrested and taken into custody. A long, single-barrelled weapon believed to person been utilized successful the battle was recovered from his possession,” John stated

According to her, preliminary investigations suggested that the incidental resulted from a misunderstanding implicit thenar fruits, adding that the instrumentality would instrumentality its mean origin astatine the completion of investigation.