Some unidentified gunmen reportedly beheaded a police officer known only as Inspector Osang in Akwa Ibom State.
Osang was beheaded on Wednesday night when his assailants entered his home on a lane connecting Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, a suburb of Uyo city.
A community source verified the incident to our correspondent on Thursday in Uyo on the condition of anonymity, saying it happened at 8.30 p.m.
According to the informant, the hoodlums gained entry into the deceased’s compound and began firing randomly to scare away residents and passersby.
The inspector’s murder was the third in a series of tragic incidents that began in January, when a woman was beheaded near the banking layout in Uyo, and another lady was murdered on Sunday night, her dismembered body tucked in a Ghana-Must-Go bag and dumped by the roadside in the Nwaniba area of the state.
When contacted, state Police Public Relations Officer Odiko Mac-Don verified the event and termed it as unfortunate.
Mac-Don stated that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, has ordered a discreet probe into the inspector’s death.
He stressed that nothing would be spared to guarantee that the perpetrators are arrested.
“We received the information, and the situation is awful. Already, the Commissioner of Police has launched an investigation, and we are determined to cleanse the streets of criminals.
“We are not deterred by the incident, but we are committed to ensuring that, criminally minded persons will be held accountable for their actions,” he said.
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