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Gunmen Abduct Ex-Accountant General, 3 Others
Unknown Gunmen have whisked away a former Accountant General and three others in Cross River State.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Accountant-General of Cross River State, Mrs. Rose Bassey, has been abducted by some gunmen.
It was gathered that Bassey was abducted alongside three yet-to-be-identified persons on Tuesday evening along the Uyanga-Ikomita axis of the Calabar-Ikom Highway.
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She was Accountant-General under the administration of Donald Duke.
They were abducted by gunmen who laid siege on the Uyanga-Ikomita of the busy highway by shooting at the travellers to force them to stop.
The incident happened around 5 pm on Tuesday while Bassey was reportedly on her way back from her farm at Ekpri Iko after Iwuru in Biase Local Government Area (LGA).
This newspaper also gathered that a popular cleric in the state, Evangelist Edim Edim Omin was shot at but luckily escaped being killed and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
A Cross River-based journalist, Agba Jalingo, confirmed the story on Wednesday morning.
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Similarly, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Irene Ugbo, confirmed Tuesday’s incident and said the Command is working to see that the four abducted persons regain freedom unharmed.
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