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Police Raid Akwa Ibom Forests, Nab 10 Kidnappers

by Iniobong Ekponta
2 years ago
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Police operatives acting on intelligence have raided a forest in Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State, arresting about 10 suspected kidnappers, which LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered were laying ambush to kidnap Chinese expatriates working for the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC).

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The site of the construction firm, it was learnt, is located on the Ibiono Ibom/ Ikono axis of the Calabar – Itu Highway currently undergoing reconstruction by CCECC, Julius Berger and other indigenous companies.
The arrest, according to the youth leader of the area, Comrade Ubong Etim, was made in the early hours of yesterday when the tactical Police squad stormed the two forests along the Ibiono Ibom axis of the Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway, “where the suspects were using as their hideout and camp for keeping kidnapped victims, while negotiating for ransom.”

However, efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Ogbecehe-Macdon were fruitless as he could neither pick nor return calls to his phone, but a senior Police officer, who confirmed the arrest but pleaded anonymity, explained that “the Police were able to successfully raid the forests after days of monitoring and surveillance on the community,” adding that “the criminals were overpowered in a gun battle, which lasted for hours.”

He disclosed that four AK-47 rifles, some locally made pistols, and objects suspected to be charms were recovered from the suspects who have been transferred to the state headquarters at Ikot Akpanabia, near Uyo, “for interrogation and prosecution.”


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