Police Nab Village Head For Alleged Shooting Of Sister In Akwa Ibom

Anti-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 authorities for allegedly shooting a pistillate during a heated argument.

Spokesperson of Akwa Ibom Police Command, DSP Timfon John who disclosed this to journalists successful Uyo, explained that the accepted ruler took the laws into his hands by deliberatly firing gunshots astatine the pistillate said to beryllium his sister implicit thenar fruits dispute.

LEADERSHIP learnt that the victim, who was fatally changeable successful the caput by the monarch was presently receiving exigency attraction successful an undisclosed hospital.

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

“According to the study filed by a antheral (name withheld) that his brother, Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, the Village Head of Ibagwa, allegedly changeable their sister, Unwana Effiong Friday Inyang, 32, successful 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 spokesperson said.

She explained that constabulary mobilised to the country wherever the suspect, Chief Umoren was arrested and taken into custody.

The constabulary representation shaper added that a long, single-barrel weapon believed to person been utilized successful the battle was recovered from the suspect.

According to John, preliminary investigations suggested that the incidental arose from a misunderstanding implicit thenar fruits.

She assured that the instrumentality would instrumentality its mean origin astatine the completion of investigations.