Additionally, a six-man theft gang attacked a policeman at gunpoint throughout a theft assault.
A supply mentioned through the incident, which occurred on the weekend on Chief Obot Road
State Housing Property in Calabar Municipal Council, males of Operation Akpakwu confronted the gang and arrested three members after a gun duel.
Narrating the incident, the supply mentioned: “The robbers have been chased from Chief Obot Road within the Property whereas they have been capturing sporadically. Whereas the Operation Akpakwu group chased them, the motive force of the armed theft automobile misplaced management and ran right into a gutter.
“Within the course of, three of the armed robbers had been arrested, three others escaped, whereas considered one of them sustained bullet wounds. The son of a former Home of Meeting member drove the automotive the robbers used for the operation.”
The Guardian noticed that since Governor Benedict Ayade inaugurated the safety outfit final month, it had remained lively in combating crimes within the state.
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About three weeks in the past, it arrested one Kingsley Utomobong for killing an Assistant Commissioner of Police serving in Kano, ACP Egbe Edum in Calabar, whereas on a trip together with his household. Utomobong, nonetheless, died in police custody just a few days after his arrest.
Additionally, final Tuesday, December 22, 2020, males of Operation Akpakwu arrested an infamous kidnapper recognized as Richard at Anantigha, headquarters of Calabar South Council.
When contacted to substantiate the arrest, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Irene Ugbo, didn’t take her calls, however, Military Public Relations Officer, Captain Everest Ochienta, stated the drive arrested a number of suspects in the previous few weeks.
“There have been a number of arrests of kidnappers and different prison parts and so they have been handed over to the Nigeria Police however I’ll get again to you on this explicit incident,” he mentioned.
However, at the time of submitting this report, he couldn’t be reached to verify the incident as he promised.
