… Cautioned newsmen, social media influencers against sensational stories.
By Divine Sam
Eteidung Emem Denis Asikpo the Village Head of Ekpri Nsukara Offot in Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State has distance his community from the suspicious rumours spreading on the media space that the body of the beheaded woman was found in Ekpri Nsukara Community.
The monarch while addressing some categories of journalists and media houses debunked the parading newsmonger and clarified that the remains of the deceased with missing parts reported few days ago, was not found his community but in a neighbouring village.
Eteidung Asikpo made the clarification shortly after a crucial meeting of Ekpri Nsukara Offot Village Council held at his Palace on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
While debunking the news report which allegedly mentioned Ekpri Nsukara Offot as the scene of the crime, Eteidung Asikpo advised newsmen and social media influencers to always crosscheck and be sure of locations of incidents before going public with their stories.
“It is quite unfortunate that a woman lost her life in the hands of unknown murderers. As was reported, her remains were found without her head and other vital parts of her body. This is heinous and condemnable.
“We are however piqued that most reports on the sad incident mentioned Ekpri Nsukara Offot as where her remains were found. This is not correct. The exact location where her remains were found was the refuse dump by the fence of the Holy Child Convent School, Anua, Uyo, which is a neighbouring community,” he said.
Eteidung Asikpo said refuting the news report has become necessary following numerous calls he and members of Ekpri Nsukara Offot Village Council have received on the sad and pathetic incident.
He acknowledged that the Police and other security agencies have since swung into action to unmask the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
According to him, Ekpri Nsukara Offot Village had since last year, September 2023 set in motion various measures to curb crimes, which include the restriction on the hours of operation of motorcyclists from 9pm to 6am, which is still in force.
“We don’t like this reference to Ekpri Nsukara each crime occurs along Nwaniba Road. It tends to portray our community in bad light. We’re peace loving and one of most organized villages in the State.
“As a security conscious community, we have initiated several measures to curb crime and restiveness. Part of these, was the introduction and enforcement of restrictions on the hours of operation of motorcyclists in the community from 9pm to 6am since September 2023,” he explained.
