{"id":174853,"date":"2025-08-18T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-foil-kidnap-attempt-nab-2-suspects-in-akwa-ibom"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:11:25","slug":"police-foil-kidnap-attempt-nab-2-suspects-in-akwa-ibom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-foil-kidnap-attempt-nab-2-suspects-in-akwa-ibom","title":{"rendered":"Police foil kidnap attempt, nab 2 suspects in Akwa Ibom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have foiled a kidnap attempt and arrested two suspects who attempted to kidnap a man in Eket.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, on Monday in Uyo, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>The PPRO revealed that the command received a distress call from a concerned citizen on the kidnap along Factory Road, Afia Nsit, Eket Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday at about 9:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the rescued victim explained that he was about to drive into his home when four men attempted to force their way into his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commotion and prompt arrival of the joint team caused the assailants to flee the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA pursuit was initiated, leading to the arrest of two suspects: a resident of Oyoku, Urue-Offong\/Oruko LGA, and a resident of Udung-Uko LGA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the arrest, operatives conducted a further search in an uncompleted building in a nearby bush, where they recovered a sack bag containing a significant cache of weapons and other items,\u201d John said.<\/p>\n<p>The police image maker further stated that items recovered include one AK-47 rifle with 15 rounds of ammunition and three magazines, one assault rifle with 52 rounds of ammunition and three magazines.<\/p>\n<p>Others, she said, were one pump-action shotgun with six live cartridges, one Redmi 14C phone, a head warmer, charms, and a pair of black rubber sandals.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the command would intensify efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have foiled a kidnap attempt and arrested two suspects who attempted to kidnap a man in Eket. This was disclosed in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, on Monday in Uyo, the state capital. 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