The People’s Democratic Party Chairman of Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Chief Eshiet Usung-Inwang, was on Tuesday evening killed by unidentified gunmen in his house, in Ikot Uso Ekong, Eket.
A family source, who spoke in a quivering tone, and on condition of anonymity, to our correspondent on Wednesday in Eket on the incident, said the gun men were previously seen hanging and patrolling the vicinity of Chief Eshiet Usung-Inwang’s house with motor bikes.
He explained that when the deceased returned home from work at about 6:30 pm, the men ambushed him, accompanied him into his parlour and shot him in the chest and head.
He said, “The men followed him into his parlour as visitors who were waiting for him on a good mission, only to pour several bullets into his chest and head as soon as he asked them to seat down and present their case.’’
A neighbour to the deceased, Mr. Etim Edogho, said when the Eket Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Dike Uchechi, was informed of the development, he sent a police search team to comb the area and its surrounding, as well as mount road blocks in some major streets to apprehend the hoodlums.
Edogho also revealed that the death of Inwang might be connected with disagreements that arose last week after a heated debate over the zoning of the Akwa Ibom State governoship position to Eket Senatorial District.