The source explained that the gunmen went into the village compound of Ekpenyong and shot dead his younger sister, whose name had yet to be ascertained. According to the source, a barber and one other person were killed by stray bullets while the gunmen were fleeing the community. “After the gunmen left the commissioner’s house, they went to the residence of a former Commissioner of Education, Mr. Matthew Akpan. “Four armed men on motorcycles attacked the house of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and shot his sister dead. Meanwhile, a policeman and two others were also killed by some hoodlums in the Ukanafun area of the state.

Source: Punch November 20, 2017 00:00 UTC