Senator Bassey Akpan, Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream and gubernatorial aspirant in Akwa Ibom State, has asked security agencies in the state to find those behind the murder of one of his closest ally and supporter, Chief Bassey Emah.

Describing the murder as “one killing too many”, Akpan said in a statement that the death of Bassey, popularly known as “Emma B”, must not be glossed over or swept under the carpet.

He said: “Without leaning on any conspiracy theory, I hereby charge the security agencies to, as a matter of urgency, do all within their powers to unravel the circumstances surrounding the needless murder of Emma B. The perpetrators of this heinous crime, no matter their status in the society, must be brought to account and soon too,” he declared.

According to the senator, two other supporters previously attacked were Mr. Augustine Ekanem from Ibiono Ibom, who was assassinated in a filling station in Uyo; and Mr. Idongesit Ezekiel from Essien Udim, who luckily escaped death but sustained injuries from gunshots.