Some soldiers had on Friday night abducted the Senior Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Udom Emmanuel, Capt Iniobong Ekong.
Ekong was said to have been picked up based on a petition written by Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The Commissioner for Information, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Charles Udoh, who confirmed the abduction, said Ekong was picked up at his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
He has reportedly been taken to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for interrogation.
The commissioner, who recalled that the military had said it would have no role to play in the elections wondered why it become the duty of the Army to investigate petitions, arrest and detain people
“When has it become the responsibility of the the Army to arrest and detain people”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odiko MacDon, when contacted, said the Police was yet to receive such information.
Reacting to the claims about his involvement, Senator Akpabio, after voting in his polling unit at Independent Primary School in Essien Udim, Ukana West Ward 2, said as a lawmaker, he would never get himself involved in anything that would bring disrepute to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He added that the state PDP-led government was jittery over the elections, denied the claims.