Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing intelligence-led operations against armed robbery and other violent crimes with the arrest of six suspected members and associates of an armed robbery gang operating within Ikono, Ini and Obot Akara Local Government Areas of the State.
The arrests were made in the early hours of Thursday during a coordinated clearance operation conducted by Police operatives in identified criminal hideouts within the three Local Government Areas.
A press statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, indicated that the operation, which was led by the officer in charge of the tactical team, followed sustained intelligence gathering and operational efforts aimed at dismantling the remaining members and associates of the criminal network responsible for a series of criminal activities, particularly the theft and disposal of motorcycles and other valuable items.
”During the operation, six suspects were apprehended, including a suspected native doctor alleged to have been providing charms and other fetish preparations for members of the gang, as well as another suspect alleged to specialise in producing fake receipts used to facilitate the disposal and sale of suspected stolen motorcycles and other items.”
Items recovered during the operation include two single-barrel shotguns, three laptops, one suspected stolen motorcycle, local charms and other fetish items recovered from the shrine of the suspected native doctor; and other materials relevant to the ongoing investigation.
The statement added that the CP has directed that the investigation be intensified with a view to establishing the suspects’ individual roles, recovering additional stolen property and apprehending other members or collaborators of the criminal network who may still be at large.
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