Ekpenyong also held position of SSS director in the states of Bauchi, Kwara, Lagos, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory.
They included Adamu Aleiro, Barnabas Gemade, Iyorchia Ayu, Steve Ugpa, Daniel Saror and PDP Chairman in the state, Dr. Agbo Emmanuel.
At one point Ekpenyong ordered the call to be plunged in darkness for ten minutes to show what the leaders would face if the violence persisted.
These included the illegal arms shipments, inflammatory stories in the media, religion, political violence and extremist Islamic sects such as the Boko Haram.
[11] In August 2018, Ekpeyong was arrested and subsequently released by the Economic Crimes and Financial Commission (EFCC) over alleged complicity in the $2 billion arms deal.