The Police in Akwa Ibom have apprehended a 13-year-old pupil, suspected to have threatened the schoolmates with a pistol at St. Paul Primary School Ikot Ibiok, in Eket Local Government Area.
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Baba Azare, disclosed this during a press briefing in Uyo on Wednesday.
Azare said the operatives of the Command acted on credible information, on Jan. 30, at about 0800 hours, that the boy was going about with pistol in the school, threatening to fire his fellow pupils.
“The operatives of the command immediately swung into action, arrested the suspect and recovered a locally-made pistol.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he had been with the said gun since November 2024 and that he got the pistol from his father’s bedroom.’’
The CP said that the father of the suspect had been arrested and investigation had commenced on the matter.
Azare also disclosed that the command arrested two young girls who conspired and stole a child in Obong Itam, Itu LGA in June 2024 and sold their victim for N200, 000 to someone in Cross River.
He said that the suspects confessed to the crime, adding that they used the proceeds to purchase refrigerator, television and fan.
He said that the items had been recovered from them and investigation was ongoing to arrest the buyer of the child.
The CP urged residents of the state to continue to support the police with useful information to succeed.
(Thenewsguru)
