Akwa Ibom Police Command has frozen cultist and robbery syndicate, resulting in recovery of several stolen items.
Already, the cultist and robbery suspect who had been terrorising some residents of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area is cooling off his feet in the police cell.
A press release dated Saturday, August 16 and signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command said ‘‘On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 7:00 PM, operatives of the Command successfully arrested a suspected notorious cultist and armed robbery suspect who has been terrorizing residents of the Ikot Ekpene and surrounding areas.
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‘‘Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command apprehended the suspect, one Inima Sunday Akpan, a male from Abak Itiat Ikwuk Village in Ini Local Government Area, who had been in hiding in Ibiaku Village near Uyo City Polytechnic. Akpan has an history of involvement in multiple armed robbery cases, including recent incidents in Ikot Otor, Ikot Uboh, and Ikot Osurua, where a lawyer (name withheld) was shot and several others were injured. Other members of his gang have already been apprehended.’’
According to John, ‘‘A search of Akpan’s hideout at the time of his arrest yielded several items suspected to be stolen, including one new Daylong motorcycle (originally red, repainted black), one 32-inch Itec television, one LG home theater/sound system, one amplifier and one foam.
‘‘During interrogation, Akpan confessed to the crimes. Investigation is ongoing.’’
