A former lawmaker, Senator Effiong Nelson has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Akwa Ibom State.
Effiong who represented Eket Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State was kidnapped by three armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo.
The hoodlums reportedly stormed the venue at about 9:00 pm Sunday night and opened fire on customers in the lounge, thereafter the senator was taken away while several patrons at the bar were injured during the attack.
One of the victims, Paul Ekwere, a media aide to a lawmaker in Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly posted on his social media handles that he was shot during the attack.
Reports learnt the armed men stormed the sit-out with a Toyota Camry car and started shooting sporadically at random, sending the customers and other guests to scamper for safety before they made it straight to the former Senator.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon who confirmed the incident said, the Commissioner of Police in the state was sad about the incident and has promised to spare no resources in ensuring his safe rescue as well ensuring that the perpetrators are brought to book.
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