Akwa Ibom Communities Seek Peace, Probe Of Alleged DSS Assault, Village Head’s Death

Leaders, elders, youths and stakeholders from Eka Midim and Afahaobong clans in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have called for peace and thorough investigations into allegations of assault involving Department of State Services (DSS) operatives and the death of a village head amid growing communal tensions.
The dispute reportedly stems from allegations that DSS personnel assaulted a young man, Nsikan Okon Peter, during efforts to resolve a financial disagreement involving the late village head, Etteidung Saviour Ebong Abatai, and concerns over the circumstances surrounding the village head’s death, which was allegedly linked to poisoning.
The former Provost of the Feder...