Akwa Ibom: Police exhume corpse of slain victim of mob attack, arrest suspects

Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives person exhumed the corpse of 1 Emmanuel Effiong, 21, a unfortunate of a mob onslaught successful Mbak 4 Community, Uyo Local Government Area of the state.

The bid added that 4 suspects, David Okon, alias Ita, 45; Joseph Gibson, 39; Essien Solomon, 23; and Imoh Asuquo, 28, were subsequently arrested successful transportation with the transgression pursuing a painstaking investigation.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this successful a connection successful Uyo connected Friday, said the remains had been deposited successful the morgue for an autopsy.

She said the probe was initiated pursuing credible information, accompanied by a viral video clip showing the deceased being brutally assaulted by a radical of individuals.

She said, “In the viral video, the unfortunate was seen lying helpless successful a excavation of humor with his hands and legs tied earlier being dragged on the crushed beside a achromatic Mitsubishi pick-up van.

“Investigation revealed that the deceased was allegedly accused of stealing chickens and eggs from a poultry workplace located successful Mbak 4 Community, Uyo Local Government Area. Rather than being handed implicit to instrumentality enforcement authorities, helium was subjected to a barbaric mob onslaught connected April 19, 2026, during which helium was beaten with sticks and machetes until helium died.

“The suspects a...