The security caused by the recently inaugurated Adat Ifang Divisional Police Headquarters in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is said to have stirred up many people to rush for land in the area.
The police headquarters built and donated by Obong Alexander Udo Unwa Ekpo Foundation to police was inaugurated by the State Commissioner for Police, Mr. Olatoye Durosinmi on December, 2023.
The area hitherto noted for such crimes as kidnapping, robbery and burglary, among other vices forced many villagers of Ikot Edem Ewa and Ikot Udo and their adjoining villages in Adat Ifang Clan, Ukanafun to have fled and abandoned the area.
Recall that Obong Alexander Udo Unwa Ekpo, the Clan Head of Adat Ifang was kidnapped, brutalised and detained for a month and was almost murdered by his abductors for failure to pay ransom.
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Speaking at the State Police Headquarters on Friday, Ikot Akpan Abia, one of the sons of the royal father, Engr. Nsidibe Alexander Udoh said the police station has made many who fled the area to return home to engage in meaningful business and investments.
Engr. Udoh who spoke after Obong Alexander Udo Unwa Ekpo Foundation had donated a Toyota Sienna to Adat Ifang Divisional Police Headquarters for patrol and surveillance of the area noted that the price of piece of land in the area has gone up.
The Port Harcourt-based oil/gas engineer said the inauguration of the police station stirred excitements and jubilation among many as woman from different villages in the clan brought fruits and food items during the celebration of the project.
Earlier, Mrs Regina Udoette, the Deputy Commissioner for Police in-charge of Administration in the police Headquarters, had lauded the foundation for singlehandedly building and handing over the station to police.
Mrs Udoette who represented the State Commissioner of Police thanked the Clan Head for donating the vehicle to police for patrol for crimes detection and prevention.
While thanking Nsidibe Alexander Udoh for embracing and supporting community policing as a panacea for peace and development, she assured that the police would reciprocate the gesture by busting crime nets and arresting criminals to keep the area safe and calm.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police also assured that the police would help to foster peace and security of the area to making people sleep with their eyes closed.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police (Administration) at the police Headquarters, Mr. Asuquo Ebong and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Yakubu, the Area Commander, Etim Ekpo, witnessed the presentation ceremony.
