Police apprehend newly initiated cultist, two others in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives person raided a transgression hideout successful Abak road, Uyo, and arrested 3 members of the Vikings confraternity among whom was a caller initiate, Ubong Matthew.

The bid said the suspects are each students of a polytechnic successful the state.

Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this successful a connection successful Uyo Monday, said investigations revealed that Ubong Matthew was alleged to person been forcefully initiated into the cult radical connected July 5, 2026, during a ceremonial reportedly masterminded by Dick Udofia astatine the aforesaid location.

She said during the raid, officers recovered substances suspected to beryllium Ice (methamphetamine), cannabis commonly referred to arsenic Indian hemp, and different items linked to cause consumption.

The bid spokesperson said successful a abstracted operation, operatives arrested 1 Joshua Akpan, a 32-year-old information defender employed by a backstage information company.

The fishy was said to person been progressive successful vandalizing and stealing armoured electrical cables and different electrical installations from churches, residential buildings, factories and authorities facilities.

John said upon hunt of the suspect’s residence, cut-to-size armoured cables, bundles of vandalized electrical wires, pliers, an iron-cutting blade, a hammer and different tools suspected to person been used...