Friday August 8, 2025
TheNewsDESK |
By Idorenyin UMOREN
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have recorded another breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected ritualist and the recovery of a firearm in Uruan Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson DSP Timfon John disclosed in a Press Release dated August 8, 2025, that
“On July 29, 2025, at approximately 18:51 hours, Operatives acting on credible intelligence, apprehended One Cletus Effiong Bassey, a 30-year-old male, at his shrine in Nung Oku Village, Uruan LGA. Bassey is suspected of being involved in ritualistic activities, including providing native charms and “bullet repellers” to armed robbers.
“A subsequent search of his compound led to the recovery of one fabricated single-barrel gun.
“Investigation into this matter is still ongoing,” DSP John concluded.
