It was gathered that the former Senator was kidnapped at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Sunday night.
It was further learnt that eight persons were injured in a resulting stampede as the patrons scampered for safety over a fear of being hit by stray bullets randomly fired by the gunmen.
A source said, “I have just been shot been shot along Oron Road,” Erick Ekwere, one of the victims cried out on social media, urging security agencies to rescue the situation.
“The incident occurred at about 9:00 p.m on Sunday night. The armed men stormed the sit-out with a Toyota Camry car and started shooting sporadically at random, sending the customers and other guests to scamper for safety before they made straight to the former Senator.”
The source added that Effiong, a former Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, was whisked away by the assailants in a Toyota Camry car to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odiko Macdon, could not be reached for comment on the incident as of press time.
