Cross River: Police Parade 109 Suspects
The Cross River State Police Command on Friday paraded 109 suspects for various offenses ranging from armed robbery, cultism, and arson.
Parading the suspects before journalists at the Police Command headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sikiru Akande, warned that the police would not rest on its oars until criminal elements are smoked out from their hideouts in the state.
The CP gave a breakdown of items recovered from some of the suspects to include four tricycles, two locally-made guns with three cartridges, charms, and regalia.
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Among the suspects were 24-year-old Emmanuel David Etim alongside 28-year-old Solomon Aniedi Etim and 15 others for an alleged felony, arson, and cultism activities along Ikot Omin 8 Miles in Calabar when they attempted to set ablaze Ikot Ikpai police station.
“May I state clearly that the command will leave no stone unturned in her efforts towards ridding the state of activities of miscreants.
“I, therefore, want to use this medium to warn all criminal elements and perpetrators of heinous crimes to steer clear, as they will not be spared in spite of their very satanic schemes,” the CP warned.
Akande further stated that the warning was in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s initiative and vision to fight criminality across the six geo-political zones with the formation of Operation Restore Peace, which is already on course in the state and will be sustained maximally.
