
The immediate past deputy speaker of the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly Mr. Effiong Okon Bassey has escaped assassination by unknown gunmen.
The former lawmaker who represented Oron/ Udunguko state constituency was said to have escaped when gunmen numbering over 15 stormed his home in Uya Oro in Oron local government area of the state at about 7.30pm after trailing him for over an hour without success.
Eyewitness told our correspondent that the armed gang later succeeded in gaining entrance into the ex-lawmakers house after shooting sporadically into the air to scare away residents and frighten neighbours.
Bassey, according to the eyewitness miraculously escaped but his friend and a party member Mfonobong Emmanuel was not lucky as the gunmen descended on him beating and seriously maiming him.
Not done yet, the suspected assassins were said to have mistook the visitor for the ex-lawmaker and bounded him into their waiting unmarked vehicle before speeding off.
LEADERSHIP Weekend report that the former lawmaker was one of the house members whose elections were cancelled by the INEC and a re-run was fixed for March 12th 2016.
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