He expressed appreciation to God that he escaped the kidnap attempt in his home town in Uquo in Esit Eket.
“After staying for about 40 minutes, I bade the couple goodbye and approached my car.
“I saw him pointing the gun at my car and started shooting at people directly and bullets hit two guys,’’ he said.
“Fortunately the driver struggled with the guy and as God would have it, he was able to find his way back to the crowd.
Reacting on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, said that the Commissioner of Police had asked the Divisional Police Officer in Esit Eket to investigate the incident.
“We are aware of the attempt to abduct the House member and the police are trying to determine the extent of the crime,’’ he said.