The prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His eminence Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde was attacked by a gang of armed robbers in Akwa Ibom State and dispossessed of his Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep.

The attack was said to have taken place between Abak and Ukanajun as the prelate and his entourage were returning from a grand reception and thanksgiving service by the cathedral of Unity Methodist Church, Ukana Ikot Ntuen, Uwa East, Essien Udim in honour of governor Godswill Obot Akpabio last Sunday.

In a telephone conversion with one of the drivers in the entourage who craved anonymity, the armed robbers may have been informed of the prelate’s movement by a source who attended the church reception.

Even though the source did not give a detailed account of the attack and the exact spot where it occurred, it was obvious that they had pre-information by the way they operated.

Apart from the prelate losing his car and some content inside it, the mobile policeman attached to him was also said to have lost his riffle to the hoodlums.

Our source added that the attack must have been carried out on the prelate as target because their informants may have informed them that the prelate’s car was loaded with cash given him by the governor.

The Tide was however not told how much cash His eminence lost to the men of under world in addition to the car.

The prelate who earlier reprimanded Gov. Akpabio for his habitual lateness to events, however commended him for the various life touching projects  he has executed in the state.

Makinde told politicians who are interested in second term not to stash money for their re-election but should execute projects, saying it is there projects that would make people to vote for them a second time.

He singled out both the Lagos State governor Fashola and Akpabio for their good works and endorsed them for second term.

Responding, Chief Akpabio attributed his lateness to the planning committee, who had informed him that he was only going to be needed during the second part of the programme.

Akpabio used the occasion to call on Akwa Ibom politicians to stop politics of deceit, noting that some of them who are spreading falsehood about him can not even be voted by their kinsmen.

He said his emergence in the political arena was facilitated by his family members due to his track records.

He later commissioned a multi purpose hall and parsonage built and furnished by Elder Ibanga Akpabio, stat PDP Secretary.