The exhibit. Photo: Police
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a locally fabricated firearm during an operation in Uyo, the state capital.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
John said the suspect, identified as Edidiong Udoeyen, was arrested on Saturday following a distress call from residents reporting that suspected robbers were operating in Ikot Okubo Village in Uyo Local Government Area.
According to the PPRO, police officers on stop-and-search duty along the Mayflower axis of Oron Road received the distress call at about 10:30pm and immediately mobilised to the community.
