Panic as bombs hit gunmen's hideouts, FG goes after IPOB
Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey and Chidiebube Okeoma Published 4:00 am Patrick Odey and Chidiebube Okeoma Published 4:00 am There was panic among residents of the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday as the military bombarded the Ikot Akpan forest in the area. The PUNCH learnt that the military operation was aimed at flushing out hoodlums who had been attacking police formations in the state. Residents, who share boundaries with hoodlums’ hideouts, told one of our correspondents that the bombing of the forest started at 8am and ended at 12 noon on Tuesda...