For many, 25th December is Christmas –
a day full of fun and laughter, joy and
giving. A tradition many hold sacred.
But the streets of Eket sounded
opposite, things went virtually wrong.
Markedly, today is usually Okoon village
day in Eket Local Government Area. A
day they sit to rejoice and celebrate
their historic beginning.
But around 1pm, the story changed,
gunshots filled the air as a clash between
the villagers and the police had spurn.
3 persons where reportedly dead while
more than 15 where injured at as the
time of filing this report.
They was an attempt to burn down a
police station in Eket also. At the
moment, Ukwa road has been closed and
motorist diverted.
An eyewitness recounts “Only God saved
us. All the family would have finished in
a twinkle of an eye. When we used one
route we would be redirected to another,
the worst of it was when we drove almost
into their trap but God rescued us. I am
telling you that by now we would have
been a dead person now.”
Samuel Effiong tells what really caused
the problem: celebrations turned to
crazilations in eket
this morning. Its Okoon people. They tried
to wrestle
guns from soldier while the former asked
them off a
major road. Gun shots:rumpopom-
rumpopom, 3 men
down, soldiers disappear, anger unleashed
on every
car,every goat seller”
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