YET-TO-BE identified gunmen on Christmas day stormed the Nde Three Corners community in Cross River State killing a youth leader, Mr. Akpang Ayambem, and abducting four others.
The incident took place in the hometown of the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Elvert Ayambem, located in Ikom Local Government Area.
An eyewitness who is also a resident of the community Mr. Awor Takim, reported that the gunmen struck in the evening, shooting an unidentified man and dragging his body into the bush.
The gunmen then proceeded to operate for between thirty to sixty minutes, shooting sporadically and injuring two other residents who were returning from their farms. One of the wounded victims sustained gunshot wounds in his hand and is receiving medical attention.
Nde Three Corners has become notorious for kidnappings and other violent crimes in recent months.
Travellers on the Ikom Ogoja-Katsina-Ala Highway have become easy targets of kidnappers in the past few months.
Eighteen-Eleven Media