••• Arrests 3 suspects
By Shadrach Okon
A joint security team made of Nigerian Army Officers and Officers of the Nigeria Police Force Akwa Ibom State Command during the week sacked Ibom Youth Council Military Training Headquarters in Mkpat Enin, arrested three suspects and demolished the operational headquarters of the proscribed group.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command ASP Timfon John made this known in a press release made available to newsmen on Thursday, 12th December, 2024.
According to the release: “Following the proscription of the Ibom Youth Council by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, and his directive to security agencies to immediately end the nefarious activities of the group, a joint security team, acting on credible intelligence, visited the building serving as the operational headquarters of the illegal group at Ikot Isighe, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. On arrival at the locus criminis, members of the group fled in different directions. The operation led to the arrest of three (3) suspects, and their headquarters was demolished.”
“Available evidence shows that the group had not only begun procuring arms but had also commenced military training, attacks on security formations, and infractions on private property. Their plan was to launch a full-scale disruption of law and order in the closing days of 2024 and sustain the unrest into the new year.”
ASP Timfon John in the release used the opportunity to assure residents of the State that: “the security apparatus, with the full backing of the state government, is determined to use all legal means to maintain Akwa Ibom’s hard-earned status as the most peaceful state in the country.”
