DETAILS: Uyo in the news again as boy kills friend to avoid paying back N30K debt

One AkpanIko Okon is currently on the run after allegedly killing his friend, Ephraim Edet Okon George, over N30k debt.

According to reports, the incident happened in Gibbs Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. It is reported that the suspect who was deported from abroad on account of criminality, was owing the deceased N30k and had threatened to kill him if he ever asked for the money. 

            The deceased: Edet

The report states that Akpan on spotting Ephraim last night while walking down the street, allegedly knocked him down with an unregistered Lexus car. The victim was rushed to the hospital by good Samaritans while Akpan in the company of armed men suspected to the officers of the Nigerian police, visited the hospital and carted away the only eye witness. 

“When they discovered that Ephraim had passed on, the said armed men rushed Akpan out by shooting sporadically into the air when residents wanted to accost him. They claimed the residents wanted to kidnap him.

Prior to his planned execution, Akpan has been threatening Ephraim that he’ll kill him if he asked for the said debt after all he has influencial members in their church and an uncle who is a judge that will help to trash out the case. O God, your vengeance!!,” a source said.

The source says: “Another gruesome murder in AkwA IbOm

One master Ephraim Edet Okon George, killed and absconded by one Mr Akpan Iko okon James with phone number 08123228532 living in Gibbs street close to Access Bank Uyo

Late master Edet Okon was said to have been intentionally killed by the Said Man using one Lexus car with no registration number. The said killer was escorted to life care hospital where his victim was rushed to by good Samaritans by armed men suspected to be officers of the Nigerian police who shots sporadically in the air and carted away the killer. 

The killer who was deported from abroad on account of criminality, a son of a late pastor and a founder of a church at 4lanes in close proximity to water fountain.

Information from members of the family of the late boy had it that the killer was indebted to him and has refused to pay, spotting his victim walking along Gibbs street drove and knocked him down. The deceased was rushed to the hospital, Life Care were the killer in company of armed men suspected to be police went to pick up the only eye witness from the hospital.

When they discovered that his victim had passed on the said armed men rushed him out by shooting into the air with false claims that they wanted to kidnap him. Prior to his planned execution, he has been threatening that he will kill him if he asked for the said debt after all he has influencial members in their church and an uncle who is a judge that will help to trash out the case. O God, your vengeance!!”