A former deputy speaker of the Akwa Ibom state House
of Assembly, Okon Uwah, was killed late in the evening on Thursday,
March 19, by yet to be identified assailants at Nkek village in Ukanafun
local government area of the state.
Okon
Uwah, a staunch member of the opposition All Progressives Congress
(APC) and a candidate for the Ukanafun state constituency in the
forthcoming election, was said to be on a house-to-house campaign tour
of the area where he was attacked.
His campaign train was said to have been ambushed by thugs who descended on him with several dangerous weapons, beat him unconscious and left him for dead.
After the attack he was said to have been rushed to a nearby hospital by members of his campaign team where he died.
The late former deputy speaker’s car was also not spared as it was damaged beyond repair by the hoodlums who swooped on him during the house-to-house campaign.
Described as a philanthropist, amiable and good natured, Uwah was reported to have died in the hospital as result of injuries he sustained during the attack.
Residents of the area reacted to news of the death with shock and disbelief, condemning the attack and calling for a full investigation.
Our correspondent learnt that top level policemen and a team of investigators have been dispatched to the area to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
Uwah’s body was taken to Uyo mortuary that same night.
Political violence has become an everyday issue as the general elections draw nearer.
Just a few days ago the convoy of Aisha Buhari, the wife of the All Progressives Congress’s presidential candidate, was attacked in Ilorin, Kwara state.
Mr. Okon Uwah
His campaign train was said to have been ambushed by thugs who descended on him with several dangerous weapons, beat him unconscious and left him for dead.
After the attack he was said to have been rushed to a nearby hospital by members of his campaign team where he died.
The late former deputy speaker’s car was also not spared as it was damaged beyond repair by the hoodlums who swooped on him during the house-to-house campaign.
Described as a philanthropist, amiable and good natured, Uwah was reported to have died in the hospital as result of injuries he sustained during the attack.
Residents of the area reacted to news of the death with shock and disbelief, condemning the attack and calling for a full investigation.
Our correspondent learnt that top level policemen and a team of investigators have been dispatched to the area to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
Uwah’s body was taken to Uyo mortuary that same night.
Political violence has become an everyday issue as the general elections draw nearer.
Just a few days ago the convoy of Aisha Buhari, the wife of the All Progressives Congress’s presidential candidate, was attacked in Ilorin, Kwara state.
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