A 13-year-old male pupil of Saint Paul’s Primary School, Ikot Ibiok, a community in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom state has been arrested by the police for allegedly threatening his schoolmates with a pistol.
Penpushing reports that the Commissioner of Police Baba Azare, confirmed this development during a press conference in Uyo, adding that the operatives of the command received a tip-off at about 8 a.m. on January 30, 2025 that the boy was moving about with a pistol in the school and threatening to shoot his schoolmates.
‘The operatives of the command immediately swung into action and arrested the suspect and recovered a locally made pistol. On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he has been with the said gun since November 2024 and that he got it from a ward(robe) in his father’s bedroom,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that the commissioner disclosed that the father of the suspect had been arrested over the incident, adding that the command has commenced investigations into the matter.
The police boss in another development said operatives from the command arrested two girls who allegedly conspired and stole a child in Akwa Ibom in June last year, stating that the two suspects allegedly stole the child in Obong Itam, a community in Itu Local Government Area of the state.
Penpushing also reports that he said the suspects sold the child for N200, 000 to someone in Cross River State, adding that they confessed to the crime and that they used the proceeds to purchase a refrigerator, television and fan.
The Commissioner of Police told journalists that the items had been recovered from them and an investigation was ongoing to arrest the buyer of the child, while in similar vein, operatives on February 1,2025, arrested two women for alleged attempt to engage in human trafficking.
Penpushing reports that Azare gave identities of the arrested suspects as Gift Essien Tommy and Peace Ekanem, explaining that their arrest followed a tip-off from two unnamed girls, alleging that the suspects were attempting to traffic them to some men in Cross River State.
The police boss said the suspects allegedly planned to traffic the girls to the men in order to force them into getting pregnant, birthing children and then selling the children after which they share the proceeds.
Penpushing further reports that the command, in another operation arrested a 60-year-old man, Aniefiok Edem who allegedly raped a nine-year-old girl in the state, while his arrest was in response to a petition from the victim’s mother who alleged that she sent the victim on an errand on January 31, 2025 when the suspect allegedly raped her.
The command said the victim’s mother, who hails from Afaha Offiong village in Nsit Ibom Community, claimed that Edem dragged the victim into a nearby bush, removed her clothes, raped her and later gave her N200.
Penpushing also reports that Azare, assured that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded, just as he disclosed that operatives of the command arrested some suspects, who were involved in various crimes, including cult related activities, unlawful possession of firearms and illicit drugs.
The commissioner gave assurance that the command would not relent in its efforts to rid the state of all crimes and criminalities, and equally urged residents to continue to support the police with useful information to aid the fight against criminals in the state.
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