Aniekpeno Idip, a businessman, has demanded justice after he was allegedly stabbed by Unyime Okon, an employee of the Uyo Custodial Centre on Barracks Road.Information Guide Nigeria
The event occurred in the Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Friday, December 2nd.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaPUNCH Metro learned that Okon committed the crime after Idip, who was driving a vehicle, collided with Emine Moses’s tricycle.
Idip told our journalists on Monday that one of the front tires on his vehicle separated while he was driving.
The 32-year-old driver stated that he was fighting to maintain control of the truck when he collided with Moses’ trike, and that people in the area came to his and the rider’s aid.
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He said, “The accident happened around 8.05pm on Friday, December 2, 2022. I was driving from Nwaniba Road in Uyo and heading towards Barracks Road. But I was on Brooks Street when one of the front tyres of my vehicle pulled out and I hit Emine Moses’ tricycle.JAMB portal
“People rushed to rescue both of us and examined if we sustained any injury. But Moses’ face got swollen. Suddenly, the tricycle operator moved towards his tricycle, picked up his phone and called Unyime Okon.
“When Okon came, he was dressed in his prison uniform. He called the tricycle operator and they discussed for about two minutes.
“Okon later called me and as I was about to stand up to meet him on the other side of the road, a man and a woman who were caring for us said I just had an accident and I could not be questioned.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“Out of annoyance, Okon crossed to the side of the road and came to me and started saying he called me but I refused to answer him. He said I don’t know who he is. All of a sudden, he brought out a dagger, stabbed me in the back and blood started gushing out of my body.”NYSC portal
Idip said he collapsed after losing a lot of blood, adding that sympathisers rushed him to a private hospital for treatment.
“The man and the woman caring for me tried to apprehend Okon, but he threatened to stab them if they touched him. So, he entered his car and drove off. But because I already lost a lot of blood, I collapsed and was rushed to the Majesty Hospital, where I was operated on.
“The people at the scene of the accident apprehended the tricycle operator and took him to the Traffic Unit, Division A on Barracks Road, where the case was reported. I gathered that both Okon and Moses work at the Uyo Custodial Centre on Barracks Road. I want them arrested and charged,” he added.JAMB Result
PUNCH Metro obtained pictures showing a deep cut on Idip’s back as he lay on a hospital bed.
