Gunshot Death in Church, Akwa Ibom Police Launch Murder Investigation

On August 5, 2025, a tragic incident occurred in Ikot Oku Usung village, Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A 45-year-old man, Mr. Udeme Sunday Uko, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside a church where he was sleeping with his wife and children.

According to a release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, DSP Timfon John and made available to Newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday, the incident occurred at approximately 12:10 a.m. A gunshot was heard in the church, and Mr. Uko was later discovered in a pool of blood.

“The Command was alerted to the incident by concerned citizens who received the report from the victim’s wife.

“Upon receiving the information, a team of police officers was immediately dispatched to the scene of the crime. During the visit, a locally made pistol was recovered as an exhibit. The corpse of the deceased has since been deposited at the Mortuary for preservation and autopsy”. The report stated

The release reports further that a locally made pistol was recovered from the scene as an exhibit, adding that the body of the deceased has been taken to a mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

It hinted further that the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has directed a thorough and swift investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. “Investigation is ongoing, and further developments will be communicated to the public as they arise,” the police statement read.