A member representing Uruan Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Aniekan Bassey, escaped being killed after a team of policemen invaded his house at Ekim Enen, in the Uruan Local Government Area.
Akan Bassey injured and the lawmaker, Anniekan Bassey
According to Punch Metro, a member representing Uruan Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Aniekan Bassey, escaped being killed after a team of policemen invaded his house at Ekim Enen, in the Uruan Local Government Area in search on an unnamed exhibit on Sunday. Reports have it that, the policemen stormed his family house heavily armed in two patrol vans.
Punch interview with an eyewitness named Iquo Edet stated that one of the policemen fired a shot at the lawmaker's cousin, Mr. Akan Bassey who innocently rushed out of the bathroom in confusion. He was shot after he introduced himself.
According to Edet, the policeman who shot Akan, might have mistaken him (Akan) for Aniekan, adding that the bullet pierced through his breastplate.
“I think the policemen came for a mission. What exhibit were they looking for? Who has something here to hide?
“If they had succeeded in killing him, they would either say it was an accidental discharge or look for something incriminating to present before the public who will judge him as criminal since the dead cannot talk,” she said.
Aniekan, who spoke with Punch correspondent on the telephone on Monday, said he was still in shock over the incident. He described the act as shocking and barbaric.
He said, “I quickly rushed to the crime scene which took place around 2pm on Sunday and helped rush the victim to a hospital.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, Cordelia Nwawe, said the policeman did not aim the gun at anybody, adding that the incident was an accidental discharge.