Police Arrest Five Suspected Armed Robbers

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers tormenting the state.

This was contained in a statement by thelice Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Odiko Macdon.

He said: “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command is inundated and deeply troubled by reports that hoodlums, sometime last week at different days and times between the hours 6:00p.m and 7:00p.m were seen assaulting and robbing innocent Akwa Ibomites along Aka Road, Udo Umana Road, Etuk Street and Nwaniba Road unchallenged.

“More worrisome is the fact that no one called to inform the Police, thereby allowing the hoodlums to have a field day.

“While this trend is to some extent, alien, it is totally unacceptable to the Command. The Command has therefore put in placed proactive security measures to prevent a reoccurrence of such untoward incidents.

“The following persons: Ubong I. Asuquo, Unwana E. Etim, Saviour U. Oso, Idongesit E. Okon, Sunday E. Edet, all of Mbikpong Ikot Edim and Ikot Udo Ekop in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, were arrested.

“During interrogation they confessed to be members of various secret cult groups and part of the gang responsible for the robberies in and around Uyo metropolis.”