{"id":3475,"date":"2025-12-11T11:28:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:28:35","slug":"criver-police-arrest-two-suspects-with-weapons-reassure-residents-of-safe-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/criver-police-arrest-two-suspects-with-weapons-reassure-residents-of-safe-carnival\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u2019River Police arrest two suspects with weapons, reassure residents of safe carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Rashid Afegbua, has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in separate operations as part of intensified crime-prevention efforts ahead of the state\u2019s annual Carnival festivities.<br \/><br \/>In two separates releases signed by Irene Ugbo, state PPRO, Afegbua said on December 9, operatives apprehended one Michael Michael Edoh along Jonathan Bypass by the Garment Factory in Calabar.<br \/><br \/>He said his men who acted on suspicion, conducted a search and recovered a locally made pistol and three live cartridges from Edoh.<br \/><br \/><br \/>The suspect, Edoh, admitted ownership of the weapon and confessed to being a member of the Viking cult group.<br \/><br \/>Afegbua said increased deployment of visible patrols and stop-and-search teams at identified flashpoints has continued to help keep crime rates low in Calabar and other towns<br \/><br \/>He assured residents of a peaceful and secure carnival period.<br \/><br \/>He also confirmed that on December 10, the Anti-Cult Squad arrested 45 year old Ofem Ibiang Owari, of Igbofia Camp, along the Ikom\u2013Calabar Highway.<br \/><br \/>Owari, who was allegedly hiding behind a tree at about 2:11am, was caught after a brief chase.<br \/><br \/>The Police operatives recovered an automatic pump-action gun, an expended cartridge, a live cartridge and a cutlass.<br \/><br \/>Although the suspect claimed to be a company security guard, he was unable to explain his presence on the highway with the weapon. 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