FIVE SUSPECTS IN POLICE NET FOR RAPE IN AKWA IBOM STATE -

FIVE SUSPECTS IN POLICE NET FOR RAPE IN AKWA IBOM STATE

The fight against perpetrators of Rape and other gender based violence in Akwa Ibom State yielded another breakthrough as five (5) suspects were arrested in the State. The suspects were arrested in connection with the following cases:

i. Responding to a distress call on 20/5/2020, Detectives of Abak Division arrested a motorcyclist, one Edidiong Daniel Tommy ‘m’, aged 31yrs who diverted a 16-yr-old passenger to his house situates at No. 75 Hospital Road, Abak L.G.A, where he conspired with one other suspect now at large and had unlawful carnal knowledge of the 16-yr-old girl on gunpoint. The suspects thereafter dispossessed the victim of her Illy phone valued seventeen thousand naira (N17, 000.00) and the sum of fifty thousand naira (N50, 000.00).

ii. On 21/6/2020 at about 5pm, following a complaint, Detectives of Eket Division arrested one Sam Akpan Akpan ‘m’, aged 30yrs of Atabong/Liverpool Road, Eket. Investigation revealed that the suspect bought cooked cow skin a.k.a “Kpomo” worth two hundred naira (N200.00) from a 10-yr-old girl and thereafter lured her to his house on the pretext that he left the money at home. On reaching his house, he dragged the girl to his room and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.

iii. Relying on a credible intelligence, on 5/7/2020 at about 8:30pm, Detectives of Ikot Ekpene Division apprehended one Godwin Ime Willie ‘m’, aged 34yrs of Ikot Ubo, Ikot Ekpene L.G.A who forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of his 15-yr-old daughter.

iv. Based on a tip-off on 26/6/2020, Operatives of Area Command, Etim Ekpo arrested one Joseph Ekeruke Inyang ‘m’, aged 36yrs of No. 1 Primary School Road, Utu Etim Ekpo, Etim Ekpo L.G.A who lured a 12-yr-old girl with five hundred naira (N500.00) to his room where he had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.

See also AMCON INVADES VICTORY PARK ESTATE WITH POLICEMEN AND ARMED THUGS ..........FORCIBLY THROW OUT WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM THEIR HOMES Tuesday, 25th June 2019 was a traumatic day for over 300 Families in Victory Park Estate, Lekki Lagos. Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in a gestapo style action invaded the homes of Residents in Victory Park Estate while most residents were at their places of work leaving their young families exposed to the invasion of over 30 armed police men and over fifty thugs claiming to be executing a High Court Judgement of 2017 against Knight Rook, Grant Properties and the Awosedo’s (Promoters of Victory Park Estate). According to eyewitness who craved anonymity “the Action was carefully planned by the AMCON and its Receiver Manager, Mr. Lanre Olaoluwa to take place at a time that most Home Owners would be at their places of work”. Homeowners had to rush back to the Estate when they received a distress call from vulnerable members of their families left at home. A traumatized resident who also witness the AMCON rampage lamented that “One of the families with children between the ages of 3 and below were forced out of their homes with little or no time to pick any personal effects under heavy downpour and very heavy armed presence”. He decried such inhumane treatment of hapless victims of high handedness and warned against a reoccurrence. AMCON Obtained a Judgement against the Promoters of the Estate and seeks to attach the lands and property in the Estate to the Judgement debt without taking into consideration existing encumbrances which are lands owned by Individuals and families who purchased their land, built their homes and have been living in the Estate without any notice at the time of purchase of their land of any encumbrances on the land. No Registered Mortgage and no Caveat at the Lands Registry. The various Banks that handed over the debt of the promoters to AMCON, knew that the Promoters were selling the lands to innocent hard working Nigerians who took loans to purchase land in a supposed secured Site and Service Estate having done their due diligence at the land registry. The Promoters and the Banks are parties to the fraud against innocent Nigerians and now AMCON has degenerated to an Omonile by taking over homes of families and sending mothers and children out of their homes under very heavy armed presence and down pour. AMCON is a supposed Agency of Government and must not be seen to exploit the vulnerability of families that genuinely purchased land and built their homes in their Country only to be evacuated from their homes in a gestapo manner. AMCON Act provides that AMCON and its Receiver Manager shall take over Assets subject to existing encumbrances. The Judgement against the Asset of the promoters should ideally not extend to what no longer belongs to the Promoters. “You cannot give what you don’t have”. Families in Victory Park now live in fear and horror not knowing which family will be next to be thrown out of their homes. A Government should not through its Agency treat its citizens like outcasts. The families are vulnerable, AMCON has the instrument of State, the Courts and the Police and now the self help thugs. “Who do the Citizens, the over 300 young families in Victory Park; Who do they have”. While the Families are seeking legal help, AMCON as a Government Agency is enjoined to immediately call to Order its Receiver Manager, Mr Lanre Olaoluwa who happens to be a legal practitioner to desist from the harassment and intimidation of families with the use of armed thugs and heavily armed police men.

v. Following a complaint on 25/6/2020, Operatives of Ikot Ekpene Division apprehended one Nsisong Moses Asuquo ‘m’, aged 34 yrs of No. 7 Okonnah Street, Ikot Ekpene L.G.A who sexually defiled a 13-yr-old girl. Investigation revealed that the suspect took the victim from her guardian to his home on the pretext of being a housemaid and severally defiled her before sending her away.

The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command while reassuring the victims of Rape and other gender based violence of effective remedies and protection against stigmatization and threats as encapsulated in all extant laws, particularly in the Akwa Ibom State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2020, warns all sexual predators to desist forthwith or risk constant arrest and prosecution.

For the avoidance of doubt, sexual offenders, particularly rapists should be guided by the provisions of section 1(2) of the Akwa Ibom State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2020, which stipulates a punishment of life imprisonment except where the offender is less than 16 years of age, the offender is liable to a maximum of 14years imprisonment.

CSP N-NUDAM K. FREDRICK
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
AKWA IBOM STATE.

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FIVE SUSPECTS IN POLICE NET FOR RAPE IN AKWA IBOM STATE

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