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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected vehicle thief and recovered a stolen minibus during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, said the suspect, Aniette Etim, 36, of Ifa Atai Village in Uyo Local Government Area, was arrested on 5 July 2026 at about 5:30 pm.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected security impersonator and recovered assorted security uniforms, insignia and official accoutrements allegedly used to deceive members of the public.
The command said the suspect was apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation on Atiku Abubakar Way, Uyo, on Sunday, 5 July 2026, at about 2:30 p.m.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of one property and the interim forfeiture of four others linked to former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who is serving a 75-year prison sentence for corruption.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, delivered the ruling on Thursday, holding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had established that one of the properties was acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, July 6, 2026, presented its First Prosecution Witness (PW1) before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja, in the trial of the former Chairman, Board of Directors, defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Limited), Tunde Ayeni.
EFCC is prosecuting Ayeni on an 18-count amended charge bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and diversion of funds totaling N15.6 billion.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Vikings Confraternity and a suspected cable vandal in separate intelligence-led operations targeting cultism, drug abuse and the vandalism of critical infrastructure.
The operations led to the recovery of suspected illicit drugs, vandalised electrical cables and tools believed to have been used in criminal activities.
In the first operation, police operatives raided a residential building off Abak Road in Uyo, identified through intelligence as a hideout for cult-related activities and illicit drug use.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has handed over 90,000 litres of suspected illegally sourced ethanol, two tanker trucks and six suspects to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for further investigation and regulatory action.
The handover took place on Thursday in Uyo after the NSCDC concluded its preliminary investigation into the seizure.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded breakthroughs in its crackdown on violent crime, arresting a murder suspect who had been on the run for nearly six months and dismantling a suspected armed robbery syndicate operating in Ibiono Ibom and Itu Local Government Areas.
The operations also led to the recovery of a locally made Dane gun allegedly used in the murder, a single-barrel gun, eight live cartridges and a suspected stolen motorcycle.
The Chairman of Mbo Local Government Council, Hon. Sunday Etim, JP, has disbursed ₦56 million in start-up grants to 112 trained youths to support entrepreneurship and drive grassroots economic growth in Akwa Ibom State.
Each beneficiary received ₦500,000 after completing vocational and technical training, enabling them to transition directly from skills acquisition to business ownership.
The Bayelsa State Government is to arraign the prime suspect in the 2025 abduction of Bayelsa State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Omukoro, before a State High Court in Yenagoa.
The suspect, 39-year-old Ogbonna-Otu Emizibo Dennis, popularly known as “Ogbono”, is scheduled to appear before High Court 4 on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, to face a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony, kidnapping, conspiracy to cause grievous harm and attempted murder.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Usie Otukpa Osang before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged investment fraud involving more than AUD$8.4 million and US$3.6 million.
Osang was arraigned on Monday before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and impersonation.