Police Nabs 328 Suspected Gangsters In Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested 328 suspects for cases of armed robbery, murder, cultism, rape and child trafficking in the state.
CP Imohimi Edgal, the state commissioner of Police, disclosed this to newsmen while parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, recently.
He said that the suspected criminals were arrested between July and August this year.
“The breakthroughs were made possible on the grounds of the sustained onslaught against rapists and other criminals in the state,” Edgal said.
The commissioner said that the command had arrested 17 suspected murderers and cultists in Obio Idang village in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on August 8, 2020.
He noted that the command was poised to sustain the tempo in the fight against crimes and criminality to provide adequate security for the lives and property of the people of the state.
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The Police boss said the command arrested suspected child trafficking syndicates and rescued three victims in the state.
“The command arrested gun runner and recovered 140 live cartridges based on reliable information along with Esit Eket Local Government Area of the state on July 30th”.
He further said that the command arrested a fake soldier and his accomplice for car snatching, adding that the command recovered a stolen vehicle.
According to the CP, the fake soldier was arrested by anti-kidnapping operatives based on a reliable intelligence report.
He explained that the command apprehended one Christopher Akpan ( male), aged 55 of Afaha Etok, Ibesikpo Asutan LGA for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl.
Edgal explained that the command also arrested four suspected armed robbers at Ikot Ekpene /Uyo Road, saying that the suspects were all from Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
“Items recovered from them included: one locally made pistol and one single barrel gun.
“All the suspects confessed being members of Black Axe confraternity,” the commissioner of police said.
The command called on members of the public to always cooperate with the Police by giving useful information.
