The Police in Akwa Ibom has launched manhunt for a petrol dealer who reportedly set a varsity student, Enwongo Akpan, on fire over a disagreement in Obio Akpa, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the State.Trouble started on Saturday, July 9, when the 200-level student of the Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU),Obio Akpa campus, accused the roadside petrol dealer of selling adulterated product.According to Daily Trust, Akpan bought N500 fuel...

Some yet to be apprehended gunmen have raped some female members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Akwa Ibom State.They corps members were assaulted when the gunmen invaded a Corpers’ lodge in Uyo, the state capital.It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the area on tricycles at about 1am and carted away valuables, including laptops, cell phones and money.Narrating the incident, one of the corps members, said, “They arrived on a tricycle, popularly call...

The Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered the remand of one Prophet Godson Thompson, 32, in the correctional centre for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl who was brought to him for intercessory prayers.The trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, ordered the remand of the prophet, a native of Ikot Offiong Nsit in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, after hearing the evidence of the victim, who is an SS1 student of a government secondary school in Uyo.In her evidence on...