Three suspects, one female and three males, Nanai Friday Ekpo, Barika Samuel Nulee and Nwidum Alugbo Yaake, have been paraded by the police in Akwa Ibom State, as prime suspects in the kidnap of two private school proprietors.
The police say Victoria Imo Uko, proprietress of IBI Secondary School, Ikot Akpa Nkuk and Uwem Akpanuko, the proprietor of Gateway Standard Academy, Ikot Akpa Nkuk, all in Akwa Ibom State, were kidnapped by the suspects and only released after ransom was paid.
At the state police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo, while parading the suspects, Olatoye Durosinmi, Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, said: ‘‘On 20th July 2023, at about 7:00 p.m, operatives of Ukanafun Division of the Command, relying on credible information stormed Ikot Akpa Nkuk in Ukanafun L.G A and arrested three (3).
On interrogation, Nanai Friday, the lady, confessed to be responsible for luring unsuspecting men to where her boyfriend, one Endurance Monday, who is at large, to kidnap and collect ransom for them to share. The suspects confessed to the kidnapping of one Victoria Imo Uko and one Uwem Akpanuko, a Senior Lecturer, all of Ukanafun L.G A. Victims have since been reunited with their families.’’
Durosinmi further stated his command’s commitment to the provision of top-notch security in Akwa Ibom State and called on residents to always call the numbers, 08039213071 or 08189243935 during emergencies.
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