Police Arrest 1 At Suspected Cultists’ Den In Akwa Ibom

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command person stormed a cult-infested den, arresting a fishy successful Etinan section authorities country of the State.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Akwa Ibom Command, DSP Timfon John disclosed this to Journalists connected Thursday astatine the Command’s office successful Uyo.

She explained that the raid was a follow- up to different successive offensives against sundry transgression elements successful the State.

One fishy identified arsenic Bassey Denis Bassey was arrested on with immoderate incriminating items including firearms, portion others fled.

“The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully recovered further firearms and apprehended a fishy arsenic portion of an ongoing investigations into transgression conspiracy, cultism, equipped robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms.

“The operation, which began with a lawsuit nether probe led to the archetypal betterment of 1 locally made pistol connected August 27, 2025.

“Acting connected caller intelligence, and arsenic a follow-up to the archetypal recovery, operatives of the Command connected September 3, 2025, astatine astir 4:00 americium conducted an cognition astatine Ikot Ekop/Ataifa assemblage successful Etinan LGA.

“During the operation, the Police recovered 1 single-barrel rifle, 4 unrecorded cartridges, and 5 expended cartridges.
One fishy by sanction Bassey Dennis Bassey was besides arrested astatine Ataifa village, Etinan LGA,” she said.

John added that the cognition was a testament to the Police committedness to ensuring the information and information of the public.

She said efforts were presently underway to retrieve much firearms and apprehend different suspects linked to these transgression activities.