Police arrest kidnappers, rescue 5 sufferers in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom nation police command stated it has apprehended suspected kidnappers terrorizing humans of Etim Ekpo nearby authorities location of the nation and rescued 5 abducted sufferers for the duration of a shoot out with mixed forces of the police and the Nigerian Army.

The nation Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, who discovered this on Tuesday in a press briefing held on the command`s headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo, defined that an Ak-forty seven rifle with ammunitions changed into recovered at the same time as different suspects fled into the river for the duration of a gun duel.

The commissioner indexed the ones arrested through the police to consist of one Thankgod Ezekiel Udo of Ikpe Annang and Imo Okarafor John a.k.a “Nkwokwo” at the same time as the ones rescued consist of Miss Blessing Elkanem, 19, Mr Kingsley Elkanem 23 and Mrs Chioma Gabriella 25, Mr Idorenyin Maurice Inim 23, and Mr Uko Clement 39.

He stated they had been rescued following an intelligence from a driving force with Akwa Ibom Power Link Transit Company, one Victor Umana, primarily based totally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The declaration in parts, “On twenty fifth September, 2022 the Command acquired a record from one Victor Saturday Umana, driving force of Akwa Ibom Power Link Transit Company primarily based totally in Port Harcourt, that at the twenty third of September, 2022, being Friday, at the same time as conveying passengers from Port Harcourt to Uyo, that at approximately 9:21pm they had been stopped at Abia Palm in Azumini through hoodlums who took over the guidance and drove them to the bush, robbed them and abducted 5 of them

“The 5 abducted sufferers had been taken deep into the woodland at Ikpe Annang in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, their palms had been tied and eyes blindfolded and demanded for twenty million (20m) ransom each.

“Acting on credible intelligence, on twenty sixth September, 2022 Operatives from Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo Divisions along side the Military, stormed their den, neutralized of the abductors diagnosed as Thankgod Ezekiel Udo of Ikpe Annang and Imo Okarafor John a.k.a “Nkwokwo” at the same time as others escaped with bullet wounds into the river”

“The 5 rescued sufferers consist of Miss Blessing Elkanem elderly 19 years, Mr Kingsley Elkanem elderly 23 years, Mrs Chioma Gabriella elderly 25 years, Mr Idorenyin Maurice Inim elderly 23 years, and Mr Uko Clement elderly 39 years. While an AK forty seven mag with ammunition changed into recovered.”

The commissioner of police stated for the duration of the period, the command additionally recorded every other feat with the arrest of suspected robbers, at the same time as 7 extraordinary automobiles had been recovered from them.

“On twentieth August, 2022 at approximately 7:15pm, a risky gang of armed robbers chargeable for maximum robberies and automobile snatching inside Uyo Metropolis attacked one Mr. Kelechi Orji and own circle of relatives alongside Nteps Supermarket through Oron street in Uyo, took him to ATM and pressured him to withdraw all his to be had coins for them and took away his jeep additionally.

“I directed my SWAT Operatives to understand the perpetrators. On tenth September, 2022, SWAT Operatives professionally trailed the hoodlums who’re infamous for terrorizing citizens of Uyo and environs to their hid-out wherein a gun conflict ensued, 3 of the crowd contributors had been fatally injured and passed away at the same time as on their manner to the health facility however now no longer earlier than citing one Chima Omelazu, forty five years, from Obingwa Local Government Area in Abia State as a receiver.

“The stated Chima changed into later arrested at the fifteenth of September, 2022.

“So far, a complete of 7 cars had been recovered at the same time as efforts are ongoing to get better more.”

The recovered cars consist of one Toyota Highlander, one Lexus GX 460, one Toyota Rav4, one Lexus 350