The Akwa Ibom Police command have arrested two individuals for the alleged crime of drug trafficking.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the suspects, identified as Feziechukwu Okolie and Udeme Daniel were apprehended following a raid at their home in the Ring Road-3 area of tge state.
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Confirming the arrest, the command’s PRO, Timfon John, in a statement released on Sunday noted that different kinds of ammunition were found with the suspects.
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She narrated further,
“Operatives of the command made the recovery when they raided the residence of the suspects on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Ring Road-3 in Uyo.
One of the suspects, Feziechukwu Kizito Okolie, ‘M’, hails from Abia-Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State while the other, Udeme Francis Daniel, ‘M’, is from Iwor Etor in Etinan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
“Items recovered from the suspects are; one Nitro Air rifle affixed with a detachable telescope, one SID Sauer American pistol, one Powerline Japanese pistol and one Phantom American pistol.”
She added that other exhibit recovered from the suspects incude, “a black bag containing two pistol magazines with ten rounds of live 9MM ammunition, one black pistol casing, two pairs of leather gloves and three wraps of weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa.”
She also added that further investigations have begun, as the command would not tolerate any form of crime in the state.
“The suspects are currently in the command’s custody undergoing a detailed investigation.
“The command assures the general public of its commitment to rid the state of crimes and criminality for public safety and security and encourages members of the Akwa Ibom public to share credible intelligence with the police towards the fight against crimes and criminality in the state,” she concluded.
