Police Arrest Suspected Notorious Cultist In Akwa Ibom

The anti-cultism operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command person arrested a suspected notorious cult person linked to equipped robbery and different sundry crimes successful Uyo and adjoining Ibesikpo Asutan and Itu section authorities areas of the state.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Akwa Ibom Command, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this connected Monday successful Uyo, said the apprehension was carried retired during a ‘stop-and-search’ cognition by operatives of the Command.

“At astir 4:55am of September 6, 2025, a surveillance squad connected an intensive stop-and-search cognition astatine the Nung Oku roundabout, located by Ring Road 3, Uyo, successfully apprehended a suspect.

“The individual, identified arsenic Kufre Aniefiok Akpan, from Nkim village, Itam, successful Itu LGA, was subjected to a search. The hunt led to the betterment of a cut-to-size double-barrel shotgun, 2 unrecorded cartridges, and assorted items suspected to beryllium charms.

“During interrogation, Akpan confessed to being an progressive subordinate of the “Sky Low” concealed cult,” DSP John said.

She added that investigations were ongoing to ascertaining if Akpan acted unsocial oregon successful group, assuring that nary chromatic would beryllium near unturned successful apprehending other gang members.