Okon Bassey in Uyo
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has, for the third quarter of the year arrested 139 suspects across the state for various offences including murder, militancy, abduction, cultism, armed robbery, stealing, unlawful possession of firearm and vandalism among others.
A breakdown of the number showed that 11 suspects were arrested for suspected murder, 47 suspects for armed robbery and stealing, 10 for defilement and rape, 21 suspects arrested for alleged cultism, 16 for vandalism, 7 for kidnapping and abduction, 3 suspects for militancy and 24 others crimes including childing stealing.
The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this weekend at a parade of some of the suspects at the Police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo including a blind aged woman reportedly arrested with human skull.
The PPRO, who stood in for the State Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, said two suspected foreign militants and a Nigerian were arrested on September 13, 2021 with explosive.
According to him, men of AIG Border Patrol Monitoring Unit arrested the militants, two Cameroonians and a Cross Riverian while on stop and search operation along Okobo/Oron Highways of Akwa Ibom State.
He gave their names as Adede De Black ‘m’ of Republic of Cameroon, Fombutu Tita ‘m’ of Republic of Cameroon and Bernard Mfam ‘m’ of Ikom LGA, Cross River State saying they have been charged to court.
“The suspected militants arrested along with two bags of dynamites, containers of incense powder, a bag containing items suspected to be talismans, some bottles of concoction, packets of incense oil, a piece of love soap, a bag of ground herbs and five new set of walkie talkies.”
Also, an aged physically impaired woman, Mrs. Eseme James was paraded with a human skull reportedly seen in her house at Nnung Oku Ibiet village in Oruk Anam LGA.
The PPRO, said the woman guided by her daughter was arrested on October 12, 2021 at about 6:45 pm by their partners in the Nigerian Army under the operation ‘Ex Still Water’ and handed over to the police for discreet and diligent investigation and prosecution.
