10 arrested for kidnapping and armed robbery in Akwa Ibom

Ten suspected armed robbers were reviewed  in Akwa Ibom State on Monday by the police.

The police said the suspects belonged to a deadly 11-member gang that was involved in armed robbery and kidnapping in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.

Among those reviewed were Ikoidem Sampson, Emediong Emmanuel, Ukeme Ufot Akpan, Ifiok Ime David and Nyakndue Mboutidem.
The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom state, Murtala U. Mani, who spoke through the Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe said the 11- member gang kidnapped two women in Oruk Anam and held them hostage for six days, before the women were rescued by the police.
The commissioner police, said the suspected criminals were arrested by the police when they wanted to pick up the second part of the ransom money from the families of the victims.
Some locally-made pistols and cartridges recovered from the suspects were shown at the police headquarters.

The police said the gang also invaded the home of one Inyang Willie Ubom of Ikot Osute village in Oruk Anam and collects his mobile phone and #10, 000 at gun point.
Police said they are still on the trace of the eleventh member of the gang.One of the suspected criminals, Emediong Emmanuel, confessed to journalists that he and the gang demanded #5Million ransom from the families of the women they kidnapped, but that they were only able to get #180, 000 from them.
He said the women were kept inside a bush in Enen Ekefre village for the six days.
Mr Emmanuel, who said his role in the kidnap was to pick up the women on motorcycle from the point where they were abducted and ferried them into the bush, told journalists that his own share of the ransom was #30, 000.

Police said, the suspects are to be charged to court at the end of investigation.
The commissioner of police appealed to members of the public to be vigilant and also report suspicious activities to the police.
 Mr. Mani said. “If you come from anywhere to commit crime here, we will get you wherever you are", “Akwa Ibom is not a place for crime,”
“We will keep our promise to Akwa Ibom people and will rid this state of criminals.”

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