AKAISO EYO-AKAISO, Uyo
Tragedy struck in Akwa Ibom community on New Year day as a soldier, attached to Sterling Petrochemical and Fertilizer LTD, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State shot dead a male teenager identified as Timothy Daniel.
The boy’s offence was challenging the soldier over sexual harassment against his sister, Miracle Daniel aged 15, on their return from Crossover night service at the Mount Zion Full Gospel Church, Akongntekong road, Ete, Ikot Abasi.
An eyewitness from the community told journalists that the incident happened at about 12:05 am, January 1st, 2026 when the siblings and others were coming back from cross-over night service.
The witness, Anthony Akpan, narrated how the girl crossed over to the road to urinate while the brother waited for her; the soldier who was guiding the residence of a former clan head, late HRH, Clement Idemudo, where Chinese expatriates live, followed her and made advances on her.
The Church shares the same fence with the resident. He further said that the little girl snubbed the soldier who felt belittled and spanked her buttocks.
The innocent girl rained abuses on the randy soldier while the younger brother, who saw everything that transpired, joined his sister to insult the soldier.
The soldier was said to have opened fire on the boy and he died instantly, causing pandemonium in the area.
“When the soldier rained the magazine on the boy, he died immediately in the pool of his blood and the soldier ran inside the compound and later his colleagues came out and dragged the body inside” The eyewitness said.
He said the pandemonium that ensued disrupted the new year celebrations; the BMW car, belonging to a former Adviser to Ikot Abasi Chairman on Political Matters, Obong Uyai Udoiwod, who drove into the scene, was damaged in the crisis.
Mboho Ukpum Ete, a Socio- cultural group in the Community in it’s reaction to the incident issued a statement signed by The Publicity Secretary, Patrick Udoma where he described the incidence as an act of terrorism.
”The President General of Mboho Ukpum Ete expressed dissatisfaction on the unprofessional manner the army personnel of Sterling Petrochemical unleashed mayhem on the citizens of Ukpum Ete in the murder of her citizen in the early hours of January 1st, 2026, throwing the family and the clan into mourning.
This act is perceived as terrorism and unaccepted by the people of the Ukpum Ete clan.
“We want justice and appropriate punishment meted on the trigger happy soldier.” The statement read in part.
The Army Public Relations Officer, APPRO, 2 Brigade, Mbiokporo, Captain Lawal Bala Mohamed has confirmed.
”The incident has been handled by the military police and is already under investigation.”
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