Clash between police and suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Ikot Akpan community in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has left three police officers killed, including a Chief Superintendent of Police, Ben Ajide.
A statement on Wednesday by Akwa Ibom State Police Command said that the clash happened on Monday.
In the statement titled, ‘Unprovoked attacks on security officer’ and issued by the state command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme said:
“In recent times, in Essien Udim LGA, security personnel, particularly, the Nigeria Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, has come under persistent, unprovoked attacks, leading to deaths and destruction of property, a trend that is totally absurd and unacceptable.
“Whereas the remote and immediate causes of these unprovoked attacks are unknown, a discreet investigation is on the way to unravel same and seek a lasting solution.
“The Commissioner of Police is deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack on security personnel who were out maintaining the peace yesterday, March 30, 2021, which led to the demise of CSP Ben Ajide who was the Commander of the Command’s Quick Intervention Unit and two others, while four others are missing.”
The police commissioner urged members of the public to volunteer useful information to the police assuring them of the confidentiality of such information.