The Cross River Police Command has arrested
three suspects who looted insecticide pumping
machines from the Calabar Rice City during the
#EndSARS protest on Oct. 24 in Calabar.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdulkadir
Jimoh, who paraded the suspects on Thursday in
Calabar, said they were arrested at 8 miles axis of
Calabar on their way out to Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
The Commissioner also paraded 12 other suspects
arrested for various crimes in the state.
According to him, the state command had earlier
announced and gave out 48 hour grace period to
looters of both private and public properties to
return them to the police.
“ In line with the Inspector General of Police
directives, we gave out a grace period for all those
who looted public and private items to return them
to the state.
“The IGP also directed that we visited commands
and appraise their operational capacity.
“Earlier today, our vigilant officers intercepted a lorry
loaded with insecticide pumping machines that were
looted from the Calabar Rice City.
“After much interrogation, the suspects failed to
explain how they came about the machines. It was
an aide to Gov. Ben Ayade on Agriculture that came
in an identified the machines, ” he said.
The Commissioner also paraded the suspected
kidnapper of the wife of a former House of
Representatives member in the state, Mrs Patricia
Orok.
He disclosed that the police was collaborating with
the Nigerian Navy and other marine stakeholders to
effectively police the waterways and curb the
incessant kidnappings of victims through the
waterways.
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