Sylvester Ntefre, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former chairman of the party in OrukAnam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen.
He was assassinated at his residence in Ekparakwa by some yet-to-identified gunmen who escaped leaving behind a Toyota Jeep used for the operation.
A community source told our correspondent in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state that the incident occurred on Sunday around 8 am as they attempted to abduct the former party chieftain.
A witness, Mrs Sarah Williamson reported that the gunmen arrived at the residence of the deceased in a black jeep and dragged him outside while other members of the gang were shooting to scare neighbours.
She said the sporadic gunshots by the armed men attracted the attention of the youths who raised the alarm against the gunmen, forcing the whole community to chase them.
She added that when the youths started to chase them, the gunmen had already abducted and taken the victim to a nearby bush where he was shot while members of the gang who were waiting in a standby black jeep abandoned it, ran out of the car and escaped through the bush.
“The community people came out and rolled the jeep away from that place after the gunmen ran away leaving the car behind,” she said.
The Akwa Ibom Police Command is yet to react to the incident.
