File. A Nigerian Policeman
Officers of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have exhumed the body of a 26-year-old man, Nsikak Joshua and arrested four suspects over alleged murder in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo on Tuesday.
According to John, the incident was reported to the police on July 14, 2026, by the victim’s 52-year-old father, who alleged that his only son was beaten to death by four men identified as Otobong Nelson, popularly known as ‘Efok Ikid’, Inemesit Robert, Utibe Clement and Victor Robert.
The complainant alleged that after the victim died, the suspects brought his body to his residence, armed with spades, compelled him to indicate where the corpse should be buried, dug a shallow grave within the compound and buried the body before threatening him against reporting the matter to the police.
