Crime
Police Give Fresh Update On Uduak Akpan, Alleged Murderer Of Akwa-Ibom Job Seeker
- In a media chat in Uyo, the State capital, the command’s Public Relations Officer Odiko Macdon said Akpan’s case file was at the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, and the suspect remanded in the State Correctional centre.
The Nigeria Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, has given a fresh update on the whereabout of Uduak Akpan, the suspected killer of Iniubong Umoren, a job seeking graduate in Akwa Ibom State.
The Police gave this update following misconceptions that the case of Uduak Akpan, has been transferred to the Department of State Service, DSS.
In a media chat in Uyo, the State capital, the command’s Public Relations Officer Odiko Macdon said Akpan’s case file was at the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, and the suspect remanded in the State Correctional centre.
Iniubong Umoren
He said it would be a sheer folly for the police to hands-off the case after going through the hurdles of arresting the suspect under 24hours of allegedly committing the crime, exhuming the victim’s corpse and subjecting the same for autopsy.
He added that the command had enough evidence to prosecute Uduak Akpan and wondered why some people would assume that police had backed out of the case.
He further said that it was only the police that were empowered by law to handle such cases, questioning why they would abdicate their responsibility.
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“What we have now is enough to prosecute and secure conviction, only the police are empowered by law to handle such cases. So why should we transfer the case to DSS?” He queried.
“The main thing is that we apprehended the suspect. He was remanded in prison alongside other suspects. We have transferred the case file to DPP and we are waiting for advice,” he added.
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