Akwa Ibom police deny involvement in alleged assault at UUTH

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has denied reports circulating online alleging that constabulary operatives invaded the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, and assaulted aesculapian unit during an cognition wrong the infirmary premises.

The clarification was contained successful a connection posted connected the authoritative leafage of the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Timfon John, on May 12 2026.

According to the statement, the cognition was carried retired solely by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, during what the Command described arsenic a lawful assignment.

The Police Command explained that the Chief Medical Director of UUTH had placed a distress telephone to the Commissioner of Police successful Akwa Ibom State aft equipped men were reportedly seen wrong the infirmary premises and their identities could not instantly beryllium confirmed.

The connection noted that the infirmary absorption besides directed the closure of the infirmary gates arsenic a precautionary measure.

Following the report, the Commissioner of Police was said to person deployed officers to the infirmary to measure the concern and forestall immoderate breakdown of instrumentality and order.

According to the Command, it was aboriginal confirmed that the operatives progressive were unit of the EFCC carrying retired an authoritative operation.

The connection said the Chief Medical Dir...