By Shadrach Okon
The operatives of Nigeria Police Force Akwa Ibom State Command recently recovered 5 stolen children in Ibiono Local Government Area, from an unknown gunman who took away the children on a motorcycle.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP J.O. Eribo, revealed this recently during a press briefing in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. CP Eribo said the recovery was possible as operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in company with villagers from Mbiankpan Ikot Idim and Obio Ibiono swung into action when the mother of the children reported the case to the police.
According to him, “the Command received a distress call from one woman (name withheld), who reported that five (5) of her children had been taken away by an unknown man on a motorcycle. The Command’s operatives immediately swung into action in the company of villagers from Mbiakpan Ikot Idim and Obio Ibiono. The suspect, one Promise Boniface ‘m’, was given a hot chase and arrested at Obio Ibiono. The five (5) children were rescued unhurt and reunited with their parents. The motorcycle used by the suspect in committing the crime was recovered.”
Eribo who emphasized the importance of Police-Community -Partnership, PCP said the command also in November discovered a gun-making factory in the state ran by a family.
“Based on credible information at the Command’s disposal, operatives stormed a gun-making factory where firearms of various makes were fabricated and sold to criminals. During the operation, one David Nse Emmanuel ‘m’ was arrested, while his father, Akpan Nse Emmanuel ‘m,’ and his brothers, who jointly run the business, fled.”
