Sunday, July 20, 2025 - Akwa
Ibom State Police command says it has arrested two persons for alleged
transformer vandalism in Ikot Imoh village, Ikot Abasi local government area of
the State.
The command spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, who
disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo on Saturday said the
suspects were arrested on Thursday July, 17 at about 5:45am while attempting to
vandalize the transformer.
She said the arrest followed a distress call
received from a man (name withheld) reporting suspicious activity around the
transformer installation in Ikot Imoh village, prompting a rapid response from
the Police.
She further said that upon the arrival of the
operatives at the scene, the two suspects were apprehended while the other
members of the gang fled.
“Upon arrival at the scene, officers
encountered a group of individuals attempting to tamper with the transformer.
Two suspects, identified as Asuquo Effiong, 29yrs of Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, Akwa
Ibom State, and Chidiebere Onwe, 30yrs of Nkanu LGA, Enugu State, were
apprehended. Other members of the gang fled the scene upon sighting the
police,” John stated.
The PPRO highlighted the items recovered at
the scene to include; two seventeen-combination flat spanners, one hose pipe,
one large heavy-duty cutter and one pipe wrench with socket.
She noted that investigations are ongoing and suspects would be charged to court at the end of investigations.
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