Some army men invaded Akim Market in Calabar Municipality in Cross River State beating timber and wood traders and shooting sporadically. Though, nobody was said to have died but unspecific people were reported to have sustained various levels of injuries.
A source hinted our correspondent that the army went to the market at about 1.30pm on Monday and started beating the traders. An eye witness who declined given his name said that the people alleged that illegal wood were transported into the market but eh traders said that most of the woods or timber they sold to the public were sold to them by army attached to the task force.
In a petition to the deputy commissioner of Police, titled ‘Save our soul/Assault Occasioning Harms’ signed by the secretary, Akim T“Today being 6th February 2017 at about 1.30pm, some group of men in army camouflage with operational vehicle No 033 came into the market with arms without reason and started beating members in the market without justifications and inflicting injuries on them on the ground that illegal timbers or woods are brought into the market”
“As at the time of writing this petition, there were still in the market beating people without justification. In view of the above, we appeal to the Commissioner of Police to please intervene to save our souls and members from being assaulted” Efforts to get army public relations officer comment on the report proofed abortive. At the task force of deforestation, none of the members was seen.
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