A woman identified as Obot Udo Ekpo was flogged by youth leaders for allegedly stealing three bunches of plantain in Okon Eket village in Akwa Ibom State. According to reports, she wanted to sell the stolen bunches of plantain at the popular weekly Urua Udo Inyang market, which …
Read More »Pastor and his brother sentenced to death for murd£r in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area has sentenced two brothers to death by hanging for killing a farmer. The convicts are Uduak Udo Umoren, a 48-year-old pastor and his 34-year-old brother, Emmanuel Udo Umoren, a commercial motorcyclist. They were found guilty for …
Read More »Police neutralize two armed robbers, arrest one in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have neutralized two robbery gang members and arrested another in Uyo, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Odiko Macdom, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, September 21, 2023, said the robbers have been terrorizing residents at …
Read More »Akwa Ibom boy, Hope reunites with his mother seven years after he was branded a witch, stigmatized and left to starve to death
On January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely emaciated 2-year-old boy, whom she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom. The boy had wandered the streets for …
Read More »Akwa Ibom police arrest suspected child trafficker who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother
The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a suspected child trafficker, Peace Patrick Paul, who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother. The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded Peace at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. alongside three other …
Read More »Man arrested for allegedly defiling his 6-year-old daughter in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested one Sunday Michael Ben, who was accused of raping his six-year-old daughter. The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded the suspect alongside others at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 29, 2023. The suspect, during …
Read More »Angry mob sets tricycle robber ablaze in Akwa Ibom as police rescue two suspected thieves from being lynched for stealing wine and generator
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have rescued two suspected thieves from being lynched by an angry mob. Spokesperson of the command, SP Odiko Macdon, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, said the suspects were accused of stealing drinks and a generator. …
Read More »Popular Akwa Ibom pastor dies two days after officiating funeral service
The Lead Pastor of The Evening Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Runcie Mike, has died two days after officiating the funeral service of one of his members, the 36-year-old daughter of a popular broadcaster. According to The Nation, the Pastor whose church is located at the Shopping Mall, …
Read More »Suspected ritualist arrested with human skull in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritualist for possession of a human skull. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed this during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo on Friday. According to the CP, the suspect, …
Read More »Sacked domestic worker masterminds kidnap of his ex-boss in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Prince Thursday Okon, a former domestic worker, and two other suspects for the kidnap of the Vice Chancellor of a private university in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, who disclosed this at the weekend stated …
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