Senator Nelson Effiong
September 6
Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have kidnapped the former Senator representing Eket Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nelson Effiong in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The senator was kidnapped by three-armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo.
The assailants reportedly stormed the lounge at about 9:00pm on Sunday night when it was brimming with customers, shot sporadically into the air and at customers before whisking away the senator.
They reportedly arrived at the lounge in a Toyota Camry car. The attackers easily identified the senator and after setting the place on panic mode, grabbed the senator and escaped with him in their car.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Odiko Macdon, has confirmed the incident, stressing that investigation was already ongoing .
