Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have neutralised a member of a suspected criminal gang allegedly responsible for a series of high-profile kidnaps in Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim and surrounding areas of the state.
Spokesperson for the Akwa Ibom Command, DSP Timfon John, made this known in a statement on the development on Monday.
He said ₦3,130,600 believed to be ransom proceed was also recovered from the said notorious gang.
The PPRO noted that the gang member died among five suspects arrested with injuries during a gun duel with the police while trying to evade arrest.
“Acting on intelligence, a joint tactical team of the Command stormed multiple criminal hideouts at Ikpe Annang, Ikpe Ikot Akpan, and Ikot Inyang in Essien Udim Local Government Area.
“Sighting the operatives, the suspects opened fire in a desperate bid to evade arrest. The officers responded, engaging them in a gun duel.
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“At the end of the operation, all five suspects sustained various degrees of injuries and were taken to the hospital where one of them died while receiving treatment,” John stated.
Other items recovered from the suspects, she listed, include an AK-47 rifle, one G3 rifle, one pump-action rifle, one dane gun, one tambourine and an electric power amplifier, as investigations continue for the arrest of other fleeing suspects.
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