The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfom John, who disclosed this in a statement in Uyo, said that the recovery had averted imminent tragedy at the centre.
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The suspect, who is the village head of Asik Ubofa in Effiat Clan, was apprehended following credible intelligence linking him to illegal possession of firearms.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday during a raid targeting criminal hideouts, illegal arms production centres and drug networks across the state.
Spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, stating that a relative alerted authorities about the shooting.
John explained that the suspects identified as Gabriel Gideon was apprehended on Thursday, August 14, 2025, after a tip-off from concerned residents of Itu LGA, where he reportedly treated people with a concoction of olive oil, juice, and water.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the development through its Public Relations Officer, Timfon John
According to available information, the woman and the kidnap gang demanded for a ransom of N10 million to free him.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, made this known while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Friday.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon, confirmed this in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo, the capital city Monday.
The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the arrest during a chat with Qed.ng.
SP Odiko Macdon, Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Uyo.
SP Odiko Macdon, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket, Tuesday.
The command’s Spokesman, Odiko Macdon, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday.
The State Command’s Commissioner of Police, CP Andrew Amiengheme, read the riot act in his office on Wednesday.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Eket, on Thursday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, disclosed this when he paraded the suspect on Wednesday
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo on Friday.
One of the infants is aged one month and three weeks, while the other is six months old, the Command said on Friday.