Monday July 21, 2025
TheNewsDESK |
By Idorenyin UMOREN
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a cultist and notorious vandalism suspect in Abak LGA, PPRO DSP Timfon John said in a Press Release on Monday, July 21, 2025.
“On July 20, 2025, operatives of the Command have arrested a suspected cultist and vandal suspect who specializes in the vandalism of feeder transformers and public electric cables within Abak Local Government Area and its environs.
“At approximately 6:55PM, police operatives acting on actionable intelligence, proceeded to No. 80 School Road by Oku Abak in Abak LGA and apprehended one Pius Pius, a 40-year-old male.
“During interrogation, Mr. Pius confessed to being a member of the Iceland Confraternity, a group reportedly involved in the destruction of critical public infrastructure. A search of his room led to the recovery of the following items: A human skull, One transformer step down insulator, One circuit breaker, One electric meter and fuses
“Investigation into the matter is ongoing. Further developments will be communicated as they unfold,” DSP John concluded.
