Police neutralize two armed robbers, arrest one in Akwa Ibom

Police neutralize two armed robbers, arrest one in Akwa Ibom

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have neutralized two robbery gang members and arrested another in Uyo, the state capital.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Odiko Macdom, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, September 21, 2023, said the robbers have been terrorizing residents at Udoette by School Road, Ikot…

Akwa Ibom boy, Hope reunites with his mother seven years after he was branded a witch, stigmatized and left to starve to death

Akwa Ibom boy, Hope reunites with his mother seven years after he was branded a witch, stigmatized and left to starve to death

On January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely emaciated 2-year-old boy, whom she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom.      The boy had wandered the streets for months when Anja got a…

Police arrest quack engineer responsible for collapsed four-storey building in Akwa Ibom

Police arrest quack engineer responsible for collapsed four-storey building in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a fake engineer, Felix Anietie Udoh, who constructed a four-storey building that collapsed last year, killing one person and leaving five others severely injured.      The state Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpsn Abia, Uyo,…

Akwa Ibom police arrest suspected child trafficker who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother

Akwa Ibom police arrest suspected child trafficker who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother

The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a suspected child trafficker, Peace Patrick Paul, who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother.      The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded Peace at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. alongside three other women, Mary Eunice, Bella Uko,…

Man arrested for allegedly defiling his 6-year-old daughter in Akwa Ibom

Man arrested for allegedly defiling his 6-year-old daughter in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested one Sunday Michael Ben, who was accused of raping his six-year-old daughter.     The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded the suspect alongside others at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 29, 2023.      The suspect, during interrogation, denied the allegation.   …

Three women sentenced to death by hanging for kidnapping and selling children in Akwa Ibom

Three women sentenced to death by hanging for kidnapping and selling children in Akwa Ibom

Justice Gabriel Ette of the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo on Friday, June 2, sentenced three women to death for specialising in the kidnapping and selling of children in the state.   The women identified as Enobong Nsikak Sunday (38), Gertrude Thompson Akpan (48), and Mary Okon James (49) were found guilty of…

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén shares new photos of young girl rescued 9 years ago after being branded a witch in Akwa Ibom

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén shares new photos of young girl rescued 9 years ago after being branded a witch in Akwa Ibom

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven has shared new photos of a young girl, Mary, who was rescued by her team 9 years ago after being branded a witch, tortured and abandoned in Akwa Ibom state.  “Can we all agree that children are not witches ?! David Emmanuel Umem and I rescued Mary more than…

Three vandals disguise as engineers, steal telecom mast batteries in Akwa Ibom

Three vandals disguise as engineers, steal telecom mast batteries in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected vandals who disguised as engineers to steal masts’ backup batteries belonging to telecommunication companies in the state.   Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, Uyo, over the weekend, the state Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, said six mast backup batteries and a Toyota Camry…

Nigerian couple arrested for murder of Akwa Ibom woman in Libya

Nigerian couple arrested for murder of Akwa Ibom woman in Libya

A Nigerian couple has been arrested for the murder of a Nigerian woman identified as Happiness Monday, in Libya.    The Libya Observer, in a report on Wednesday, April 13, 2023, said police forces arrested the couple in Tripoli.   According to the report, the suspects allegedly killed the woman and dumped her body in…

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén celebrates young girl rescued 10 years ago after being branded a witch and abandoned by her family in Akwa Ibom

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén celebrates young girl rescued 10 years ago after being branded a witch and abandoned by her family in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom-based Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven, has celebrated the accomplishments of a young girl rescued by her team ten years ago after she was branded a witch.     Taking to Facebook on Thursday, April 6, 2023, the founder of Land of Hope, shared before and after photos of Charity, who was rescued…

Young girl beaten and abandoned after being accused of being a witch in Akwa Ibom

Young girl beaten and abandoned after being accused of being a witch in Akwa Ibom

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven, has shared photos of a young girl, Philomena,  six months since she was rescued in Akwa Ibom State after being accused of being a witch.  “It’s been 6 months now since we rescued Philomena. Philomena was beaten and abandoned because she was accused of being a witch. Today I…

Akpabio’s nephew wins Akwa Ibom state constituency seat on PDP’s ticket

Akpabio’s nephew wins Akwa Ibom state constituency seat on PDP’s ticket

Prince Ukpong Akpabio has been declared the winner for the Essien Udim state constituency seat by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)   Prince who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, polled a total of 15, 073 votes to defeat the candidates of APC and YPP, who scored a total of 11,…

PDP’s Umo Eno wins Akwa Ibom state governorship election

PDP’s Umo Eno wins Akwa Ibom state governorship election

The Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has been declared the winner of the state governorship election.    According to results collated by INEC, Eno polled a total of 356,348 votes to defeat Bassey Albert of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), who came second with 136,262…

Court jails father for raping his 14-year-old daughter in Akwa Ibom

Court jails father for raping his 14-year-old daughter in Akwa Ibom

An Akwa Ibom State high court sitting in Uyo has jailed a 45-year-old civil servant, Uduakabasi Oku Edet, for raping his 14-year-old daughter.    Edet, an indigene of Ikot Ekpene village in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.    The convict…

Akwa Ibom prophet sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old stepdaughter

Akwa Ibom prophet sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old stepdaughter

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Okoita, Ibiono Ibom local government, has sentenced a Prophet, Anwana Peter Essien, to 21 years in prison for raping his 10-year-old stepdaughter.    The 37-year-old prophet was convicted of raping the JSS One student on August 9, 2019.  The incident happened when the victim and her younger…

Police seek help to reunite children stolen in Abia, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states with their parents

Police seek help to reunite children stolen in Abia, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states with their parents

The Anambra State Police Command has called on the public especially residents of Abia, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers State to help identify these children, for a possible reunion with their parents.    A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, gave the names of the minors as David Frang, Male, Age: 8yrs,…

Lady confronts Akwa Ibom hotel staff for doing nothing after their customer was arrested by operatives of EFCC (video)

Lady confronts Akwa Ibom hotel staff for doing nothing after their customer was arrested by operatives of EFCC (video)

Some staff of a hotel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state's capital got confronted by a lady who accused them of doing nothing after their customer was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to the lady, the arrested customer had been lodging at the hotel for 3 days. The hotel staff were…

Five feared dead, others injured as rival cult groups clash in Akwa Ibom

Five feared dead, others injured as rival cult groups clash in Akwa Ibom

No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed and others critically injured in a rival cult clash in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.    The clash said to be between two rival cult groups, Vickings and Mafians, occurred on Tuesday evening, December 13, 2022.   According to witnesses at the Ibom Plaza, the fracas…