Akwa Ibom is a very peaceful city with the exception of every four years, just before a gubernatorial elections. Then wanton and indiscriminatory violence becomes the norm of the day. Politicians are kidnapped from churches, youth are lynched and the state becomes a free-for-all melee.
In this video, Governor Akpabio is seen purposely heating up the polity by zoning the 2015 elections to Eket.