{"id":4502,"date":"2026-02-05T13:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=4502"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:11:15","slug":"akwa-ibom-police-rescue-abducted-child-warn-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/akwa-ibom-police-rescue-abducted-child-warn-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Akwa Ibom: Police Rescue Abducted Child, Warn Criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Akwa Ibom State Police command has rescued an abducted three-year-old child in Abak Local Government Area of the state and arrested one suspect.<br \/><br \/>The command Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Thursday<br \/><br \/>John explained that a distress call was received from one Uwem male, aged 32 years, that a female pupil was forcefully abducted by an unknown person and dragged into a nearby bush.<br \/><br \/><br \/>She added, \u201cActing swiftly on the report, the Command immediately mobilized operatives to the scene. In a rapid, coordinated, and intelligence-driven operation, police operatives, working in synergy with vigilant youths of the community, combed the surrounding bush and adjoining areas.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe operation resulted in the arrest of one Saturday Ofonmbuk, male, aged 29 years, of Afaha Ikot Inyang Village, Ukanafun Local Government Area, and the successful rescue of a female child, aged about three (3) years.(Name withheld)<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe rescued child was found safe and unharmed and was immediately reunited with her family, bringing relief to the community and underscoring the effectiveness of timely Police intervention.\u201d<br \/><br \/>She said a preliminary investigation is ongoing to establish the suspect\u2019s motive, identify possible accomplices, and determine whether he is linked to similar incidents within or outside the state even as she called on persons with useful information to avail the command with it.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe Command issues a stern warning to child abductors and other criminal elements that Akwa Ibom State is not a safe haven for crime. Anyone found involved in child abduction or related offenses will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d the statement warned.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akwa Ibom State Police command has rescued an abducted three-year-old child in Abak Local Government Area of the state and arrested one suspect. The command Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Thursday John explained that a distress call was received from one Uwem male, aged 32 years, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Akwa Ibom: Police Rescue Abducted Child, Warn Criminals - Security Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Akwa Ibom: Police Rescue Abducted Child, Warn Criminals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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