The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested suspected vandals involved in the looting and theft of items from an accident-damaged truck along the Calabar–Itu Highway.
DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), announced this in a press release made available to the media on Monday, May 11, 2026.
According to DSP John, on May 10, 2026, at about 22:00 hours, Operatives of the Command acted swiftly on credible intelligence received through a tricycle operator regarding the activities of criminal elements vandalising and stealing from a truck that had fallen into a valley at Afaha along the Calabar–Itu Highway.
She said the Police acted promptly on the information by mobilising its operatives to the scene where one Adamu Hamza ‘M’, aged 19, a native of Maiduguri, was successfully arrested in possession of four suspected stolen truck tyres, with the value yet to be ascertained.
It was reported that further investigation led to the arrest of the tricycle operator, one Anthony James, who was allegedly used to convey the stolen items from the scene.
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The PPRO disclosed that the suspects are currently in Police custody, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing accomplices connected to the criminal act.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, fsi, has warned criminal elements to desist from exploiting accident scenes for acts of vandalism, looting, and theft.
He stressed that the Command will continue to strengthen surveillance and deploy intelligence-driven policing strategies to safeguard lives and property across the State.
The Command, the Commissioner said, appreciates members of the public who continue to provide timely and credible information to the Police and encourages residents to remain law-abiding and security-conscious at all times.
