The protracted youth leadership crisis rocking Nsie community in Okobo Local government Area of Akwa Ibom State has claimed the life of the village head of the community, Henry Esimeme.
A youth, one Sunday Walter Ukoh, was also killed while one house was torched and another destroyed during the crisis.
According to the statement, the development enraged some elders of the community including the Supervisory Counsellor of finance in the local government, Nkereuwem John, who along with other accomplices attacked and killed the village head. “Following the incident, some disgruntled youths and elders of Nsie village under the aegis of the youth president, one Usong Morrison John ‘m’ and Nkereuwem John the Supervisory Councilor for Finance, Okobo Local Government Area arose from a meeting held at the village square and allegedly attacked and killed the village head of Nsie, one Chief Henry Esimeme ‘m’ and Sunday Walter Ukoh.
Edgal lamented people could resort to killing themselves despite the community policing platform already in place in the area to resolve all differences
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