Gunmen have gotten into a fishing settlement, Ini-Ikwe, in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and cut off the hand of an angler.

They likewise carted away seven outboard engines within one week.

One outboard engine, according to the representative of fishermen, Mr Ernest Charlie, costs one million naira.

Charlie, who specified this while making a protest to the Chairman of Onna Local Government Area, Elder Iniabasi Ekanem, stated anglers’s security was no longer guaranteed thinking about the consistent attacks on them by gunmen in the location.

According to him, “Last week, shooters gathered 6 outboard engines from us and even cut off among our pal’s hand throughout the attack. Just the other day, one outboard engine was stolen again in our neighborhood.”

While regreting that their source of livelihood had actually been threatened, the representative called on the federal government to boost security in the area by deploying monitoring boats to stop further attacks.

“Our sources of business in the community are dying because of insecurity in our waterways. The State federal government ought to please come to our rescue.Gunmen are scaring us in our waterways and our safety is not guaranteed,” he stated.

Reacting, the chairman of Onna, who was represented by Mr Phillip Ambrose, the Dean of Supervisors in Onna LGA expressed discouragement over the attack by ruffians in the waterways and sympathised with the impacted fishermen.

He described that the council was working together with security firms to deal with the security situation in the location.

Ambrose assured to report back to the Authority and advised them to stay calm and not take laws into their hands.