HEIGHTENED INSECURITY IN A'IBOM: Gumen Kill 3, Behead JTF Informant

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The activities of gunmen who disguise as militants to wreck havoc in parts of the State especially Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun Local Government Areas have taken a more dangerous dimension following the three civilians including a woman in Udiana Enem, Ikot Obioma and Uruk Ata II, all in Etim Ekpo LGA.
The killing, our crime desk gathered, happened shortly after the beheading of a joint task force, JTF informant by militants in the same Etim Ekpo LGA.
It was further gathered that the informant whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report was beheaded during exchange of gunfire between the JTF and the militants when the security operatives raided the militants' hideouts in Obon Obot village.
A source told our correspondent that the JTF had stormed the community to arrest a wanted cultist and militant leaders, who reportedly led the Ikot Ekpene prison jail break on December 27, 2017 during which no fewer than 40 inmates escaped and are yet to be re-arrested.
A resident of the area told our Crime Desk that the militants ambushed, captured and beheaded the informant.
According to him, “They ambushed the informant who was dressed in military camouflage and captured him. They chopped off his head and dumped his remains at Urua Obo Inyang Market.”
Confirming the killing, JTF team commander in-charge of Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun, Oruk Anam, Ika and Ikot Abasi, Majo Mohammed Hussain, who led the operation, confirmed the incident.
He said, “The dead person was our informant and we gave him military camouflage to wear so that he could lead us to the camp. They were three and we gave them military uniforms to lead us to the location of the militant's camp to capture some of the suspects who escaped from the Ikot Ekpene Prisons. But when he heard gunshots, out of fear, he attempted to escape and I think bullets hit him.”
Meanwhile, a terrorist gang said to be loyal to a deceased gang leader, Akaninyene Jumbo also known as Iso Akpafid, who was killed on January 15, 2018 by the military, has kidnapped a school teacher at St. Joseph Primary School, Iwuken, Mr. Ekikere Ukpekpe.
The teacher, who hails from Ikot Obioma village, was said to have been abducted by the Red Boys Cult; on his farm after returning from his base in Ukanafun.
A source said that Ukpekpe's abductors demanded N1 million from his family. The source said that the family has no such amount of money as husband and wife are primary school teachers and pleaded for quick intervention by security operatives to ensure his release.   
 
Source: The Sensor Newspaper

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