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Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo A group, Enwang Professionals, has called on the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, to set up a panel of inquiry to probe killings of innocent people during the communal crisis between Uko Akpan Enwang and Ukonteghe Uda in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that more than ten people were killed, women raped and property estimated at several million of naira destroyed in fresh hostilities which started on Monday, January 18, 2021 between the two warring factions. As part of measures to end the lingering crisis, the state...

Militant youths invade A-Ibom community, kill 5, injure 7 On By Harris Emanuel & Ozioruva Aliu No fewer than five persons have allegedly been killed and seven others injured in a renewed hostilities over land between Uko Ntenghe and Uko Akpan communities in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Monday. It was gathered that militant youths from Uko Ntenghe reportedly invaded the farmland and raped a woman who they also took hostage, while a detachment was said to have sneaked into Uko Akpan in Enwang, the headquarters and killed five persons. An eye witness said the armed youths shot ...

23-year-old in court for stabbing man in Lagos Published Ogunmokun who was charged with conspiracy, breach of peace and assault, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp. Rukayat Ogundeji, told the court that the defendant and some persons still at large committed the offences on Jan. 14, at 4.00 p.m, at Gbolahan Street, Idi-Araba, Mushin, Lagos. She said that the defendant beat up and used the broken bottle to stab the complainant on his right hand, inflicting serious injuries on him.‎ According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ogundeji said that the defendant beat up the complainant ov...

The lingering dispute rekindled on Monday when militant youths from Uko Ntenghe reportedly invaded the farmland and raped a woman who they also took hostage, while a detachment was said to have sneaked into Uko Akpan in Enwang, the headquarters and killed five persons.