Akwa Ibom Police Bursts Criminal Hideout, Arrest Two, Recover Sophisticated Weapons

Akwa Ibom Police Bursts Criminal Hideout, Arrest Two, Recover Sophisticated Weapons

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug traffickers and had recovered weapons and firearms. Operatives of the Command made the recovery when they raided the residence of the suspects on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Ring Road-3 in Uyo.

One of the suspects, Feziechukwu Kizito Okolie ‘M’ hails from Abia-Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State while the other Udeme Francis Daniel ‘M’ is of Iwor Etor in Etinan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.

Items recovered from the home of the suspects were: one Nitro Air rifle affixed with a detachable telescope, one SID sauer American Pistol, one powerline Japanese pistol, one phantom American pistol, one black bag containing two pistol magazines with ten rounds of live 9MM ammunition, one black pistol casing, two pairs of leather gloves and three wraps of weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa.

Suspects are currently in the Command’s custody while further investigations continue.

The Command reassures members of the public of it’s determination to rid the State of crimes and criminal elements for public safety and security and encourages members of the Akwa Ibom Public to gather and share credible intelligence with the Police towards the fight against crimes and criminality in the State.