The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has arrested 22 suspects for cult-related activities in the state and in connection with the murder of one its operatives, Inspector Usang Egbe.
This was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, in Uyo on Saturday.
Macdon said the suspects were arrested between January 20 and February 2.
He said: “Further more, on January 30, 2024, at about 11pm, relying on credible intelligence, the Anti-Cultism Unit of the command arrested one Emem Ime Friday, alias Barracks, a serial murderer from Mbiaso Village in Oruk Anam LGA, who masterminded the Inen Clan cult war.
“Also, on January 22, 2024 at about 5:15pm, following actionable intelligence, operatives of Ika Division arrested one Emmanuel Francis Daniel ‘m’ aged 33 years of Otomo village in Ika LGA for killing a pastor, one Emmanuel Jimmy Udoh of Nket Abak Village in Ukanafun LGA.
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“The suspect, together with others, now at large, shot the pastor to death in the church.
Efforts are on to arrest other fleeing suspects.”
The command’s spokesman said that the command would intensify its onslaught against criminal elements in the State.
Macdon urged Akwa Ibom State people to remain calm, vowing that all perpetrators of heinous crimes in the state will be brought to book.