A couple have been killed by the convoy of the Senator representing Eket Senatorial District (Akwa Ibom South), Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi.
According to reports, the incident occurred along the Calabar-Itu Highway as the Senator was returning to Uyo, the state capital from her campaign tour.
Senator Eyakenyi is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate and running mate to Pastor Umo Eno, the party’s flag-bearer in the upcoming polls in 2023.
The youths of the Akon-Itam community in Itu Local Government Area have, who are protesting the killing of the couple said the convoy rammed into the couple who were on a motorcycle.