The
Paramount Ruler of Esit Eket, Edidem Assam, was on Tuesday, kidnapped
from his palace at Akpa Utong, Esit Eket Local Government Area, Akwa
Ibom State.
The gunmen, said to be about seven in number, stormed the palace around 2am. They allegedly shot into the air several times before dragging Assam out of his bedroom into a waiting car, which they drove in the direction of Unyenge, in Mbo Local Government Area.
At Unyenge, Assam was allegedly picked up by a speed boat, said to be heading into the Oron high seas.
An eyewitness, Mrs. Ime Akpe, told our correspondent that there was no casualty during the operation, except that many people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the confusion that engulfed the palace and its environs.
The gunmen, said to be about seven in number, stormed the palace around 2am. They allegedly shot into the air several times before dragging Assam out of his bedroom into a waiting car, which they drove in the direction of Unyenge, in Mbo Local Government Area.
At Unyenge, Assam was allegedly picked up by a speed boat, said to be heading into the Oron high seas.
An eyewitness, Mrs. Ime Akpe, told our correspondent that there was no casualty during the operation, except that many people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the confusion that engulfed the palace and its environs.
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