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A 41-year-old food seller, Mrs. Lizzy Offiong, lost her life while struggling for a share of the N1m the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, gave to Mbiaobong market women.
Her husband, Mr. Gabriel Dick, from Aka Ekpeme, in Ikono Local Government Area, told Southern City News in Uyo on Tuesday that his wife only went to the market to buy food items, but did not know how she became involved with the governor’s money.
According to him, when the governor arrived at the market, he told the women that he was going to give them N1m to share among themselves.
He added that immediately the governor handed the money over to the market leader, Mrs. Edemawang Udo and left, thereafter the market was thrown into chaos.
Dick stated that few minutes before 8pm, he was alerted that his wife had been rushed to St. Luke Hospital, Anua, Uyo, adding that Offiong was transferred to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, after six hours of treatment at St. Luke Hospital without improvement.
The leader of the market women identified as Edemawang Udo, 65, said she was there when people fell on her and pushed her into the gutter, stressing that she had injuries especially on her waist as a result.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said the police was not aware of the incident.
Her husband, Mr. Gabriel Dick, from Aka Ekpeme, in Ikono Local Government Area, told Southern City News in Uyo on Tuesday that his wife only went to the market to buy food items, but did not know how she became involved with the governor’s money.
According to him, when the governor arrived at the market, he told the women that he was going to give them N1m to share among themselves.
He added that immediately the governor handed the money over to the market leader, Mrs. Edemawang Udo and left, thereafter the market was thrown into chaos.
Dick stated that few minutes before 8pm, he was alerted that his wife had been rushed to St. Luke Hospital, Anua, Uyo, adding that Offiong was transferred to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, after six hours of treatment at St. Luke Hospital without improvement.
The leader of the market women identified as Edemawang Udo, 65, said she was there when people fell on her and pushed her into the gutter, stressing that she had injuries especially on her waist as a result.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said the police was not aware of the incident.
