A suspected ex-convict who has been parading himself as a military personnel will appear in a court following his arrest by operatives of Akwa Ibom Police Command.
In a statement at state police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Timfon John, who stated this said operatives of the command on crime prevention patrol, arrested the suspect, Edidiong Matthew, on Wednesday.
According to John, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, a 35-year-old man was an ex-convict, noting that the suspect had perpetrated a series of crimes in the state using a military uniform with the rank of a warrant officer.
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The police spokesperson said that a walkie-talkie, cell phones, a brown coverall dress, and an RCC ID Card suspected to have been stolen from victims, were recovered from him.
She said the suspect would be charged in court as soon as investigations were concluded, expressing the commitment of the Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara to rid the state of crime.
The PPRO urged members of the public to always support the police with reliable intelligence to enable it to track down.
