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Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly beheaded a policeman simply identified as Inspector Osang in Akwa Ibom State.

Osang was beheaded when his assailants stormed his residence located on a lane linking Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, a suburb within the Uyo metropolis on Wednesday night.

A community source who confirmed the incident while speaking to our correspondent on Thursday in Uyo on condition of anonymity said the incident occurred around 8.30 pm.

According to the source, the hoodlums gained entry into the deceased’s compound and started shooting indiscriminately to scare away residents and passersby.

Gunmen behead police inspector in Akwa Ibom
1st February 2024
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By
Patrick Odey

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly beheaded a policeman simply identified as Inspector Osang in Akwa Ibom State.

Osang was beheaded when his assailants stormed his residence located on a lane linking Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, a suburb within the Uyo metropolis on Wednesday night.

A community source who confirmed the incident while speaking to our correspondent on Thursday in Uyo on condition of anonymity said the incident occurred around 8.30 pm.

According to the source, the hoodlums gained entry into the deceased’s compound and started shooting indiscriminately to scare away residents and passersby.

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The murder of the inspector was the third in the series of tragic incidences which began in January after a woman was beheaded near the banking layout in Uyo and another lady murdered penultimate Sunday night and the dismembered body tucked in a Ghana-Must-Go bag and dumped by the roadside at Nwaniba area of the state.