May 25, 2026
By Uko Etim
UYO — The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested 178 suspects and recovered 69 firearms during a statewide crackdown on criminal networks, describing the operation as one of its most significant breakthroughs this year.
The Commissioner of Police Baba Azare, who disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters on Monday at Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo, said the results came from “intelligence-led policing, coordinated raids, strategic surveillance, stop-and-search exercises, and tactical interventions” across identified hotspots in the state.
According to the CP, the arrests covered a range of offences, including 27 suspected armed robbers, 6 suspected kidnappers, 14 murder suspects, 49 suspected cultists, 22 suspected vandals, and 60 burglary and stealing suspects.
