The Police Command in Cross River State has recovered from a village shrine the head of a slain Police officer, Inspector Michael James, now late, who was killed on Christmas day in Uyanga village in Akamkpa Local Government Area in the state.
The Village Head of Uyanga, who is also the Chief Priest of the shrine where the slain head of the late inspector was found, Ophot Valentine Ebani, 54, has been arrested along with seven other suspects connected to the crime and they are all in the custody of the Police Command in Cross River state.
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Briefing newsmen in Calabar while parading the eight suspects along with 43 others, the State Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, explained that slain Police Inspector was attached to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Enugu and was on a visit with his family to his in-laws at Ojor village, neighbouring village to Uyanga. While buying fuel, Uyanga youths without provocation, attacked, killed and beheaded him.
He said: “While the body is yet to be seen, his severed head was later recovered at Uyanga Shrine,” Inuwa said, adding that the violent youths also seized the late inspector’s AK-47 rifle with double magazines and set ablaze his Sienna vehicle with Reg. Number Enu 683 NK.
The two communities of Uyanga and Ojor have been engaged in a communal clash over a period in recent time and the December 25th 2017 attack on the late inspector was one incident of violence out many in the area.
Other suspects arrested along with the Village Head are Isaac James Akpan, 20; Benjamin Philip Abakum, 22; Patrick Effiong Edet, 22; Famous Mfon Archibong, 20; Effiong Peter Odu, 22; Ndifon Arong, 45 and Wisdom Bassey Inok, 19.
The State Police Command paraded all the suspects on Thursday afternoon along with a horde of other suspects alleged to have carried out criminal activities in the state during the Yuletide season.
A total of 51 suspects said to have been arrested for various criminal activities including armed robbery, murder, kidnappings, vandalisation of public facilities, murder, arson, defilement among others.
Also paraded were weapons and ammunition used by the suspects to perpetuate the crimes, which include had 234 assorted guns including pump action riffles, barrette pistols, English pump action riffles, double barrel guns were recovered from them.
Inuwa, who paraded the suspects said: “A huge success has been recorded within the period in the run up to the Christmas celebration and first few days of this month of this year with a lot of persons arrested for various offences and lots of evidence recovered from them.
“We also recovered 23 plasma television sets, three ATM cards, three air conditioners, fourteen 14 refrigerators, one dry human skull, four machetes, charms, Indian hemp, Ash-coloured Toyota, one DAF truck, a trailer load of textbooks.”
The Police Commissioner said five persons were arrested for breaking into the hotel of a former Senator, Greg Ngaji at the GRA Ogoja and destroying 21 foreign doors and making away with six refrigerators, three plasma television sets, 21, rug carpets and several other items,
He said the suspects arrested for the stealing include Francis Mowang, Taiwo Abang and Fredrick Aleji.
He warned that the Command is determined more than ever to surmount all forms of criminality, burst criminal hideouts and expose all criminal elements operating within the state.
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