VILLAGE HEAD IN POLICE NET OVER MURDER,IN AKWA IBOM STATE.

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State police Command have received a report of an attempted murder.

According to the report filed by a man (name withheld) that his brother, Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, the village head of Ibagwa, allegedly shot their sister, Unwana Effiong Friday Inyang, 32yrs, in the head with a gun.

The victim was immediately taken to a Hospital, where she is currently receiving treatment and is reported to be in stable condition.

Police responded to the scene, and the suspect, Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, was arrested and taken into custody. A long, single-barrel  gun believed to have been used in the assault was recovered from his possession.

A statement signed by the command public relations officer DSP Timfon John said Preliminary investigations suggest the incident was the result of a misunderstanding over palm fruits.