Police rescue kidnap victim from shrine in Akwa Ibom
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ahmed Zaki, who addressed the press on Tuesday through the Public Relations Officer, SP, Macdon Ogbeche at the command headquarters Ikot-Akpanabia, Uyo, said a five-man kidnap gang abducted, Dr. Udofa, kept him in a shrine at Abak and demanded a sum of three hundred thousand Naira from him or risk being killed.
Zaki also said his men raided a hideout in Ikot Akpan village in Ikono and cracked down a child stealing syndicate namely Julius Sunday, Udeme Asuquo, Ubong Uwa all male who broke into the house of one Hannah EKong and abducted her two children aged three and four. He further said the command through intelligence arrested one Helen Monday, ‘f’ of Esit Eket who stole a 7year old boy, Blessed Willy and kept him in Iwuoachang village in Ibeno Local government of the state. He noted that the suspect confessed to the crime and led operatives to the place where the victim was recovered.
Recall that residents of Uyo and it’s environs had raised alarm over serial robbery cases in supermarkets and pharmacy shops in Uyo.
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