A 23-year old man is currently battling with the possibility of losing both legs as a result of gunshot injuries sustained in the hands of trigger-hungry security details attached to the Akwa Ibom state first lady, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio. The young man, Abasiema Sunday Peters, in company of his friend and three other female occupants of the vehicle he was driving was returning from a traditional marriage ceremony in Abak on Saturday July 16, 2011, when they heard the blaring sirens of the first lady's convoy.
Abasiema told Weekend Insight in a hospital bed at the Ikot Ekpene General Hospital that as soon as he heard the siren, he veered from the speed lane into the service lane. He said he also tried to slow down his vehicle but noticed that the brake system did not respond. He then sped off looking for a possible exit to get away from the fast racing convoy, who were by this time firing severally into the air. He stated that he was able to make it into Library Avenue in Ikot Ekpene where the vehicle came to a stop.
On alighting from the vehicle, he informed our reporter that he pleaded with the security aides who had stopped by the side of his now stationary vehicle, that he had difficulties stopping his car and that was why he could not slow down and stop.
"One of the officers just cocked his riffle and fired two shots each on each of my legs. They thereafter bundled all of us into their vehicle and first took us to the police station in Ikot Ekpene, where I spent some hours bleeding and pleading that they should take me to a hospital. I was then brought here and chained to the bed with a policeman guarding me", Abasiema informed Weekend Insight.
It was learnt that the other occupants of the car were later taken to the Ikot Akpan Abia police headquarters for further investigations. They were held till evening of Wednesday July 19, 2011, when they were released after they were made to cough out the sum of twenty five thousand naira each.
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