The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a soldier for the alleged murder of a businessman in Ikot Abasi Local government area of the state. It was gathered that the army officer allegedly killed the businessman and dispossessed him of his vehicle after giving him a ride on Sunday, 23rd May 2021.
A source from Ikot Abasi local government area of the state told The Nation Newspaper that the suspected officer was tracked and arrested at Ukanafun local government area of the state on Tuesday, 25th May 2021, and the vehicle including a rifle were recovered from him.
According to his words; “The incident happened on Sunday; a motorist offered a serving army officer a ride in his vehicle, not knowing that he was going to kill him. They got to place, the army officer attacked and killed him and after killing him dumped his corpse by the way side,” the source revealed in a statement.
According to the source; “The attention of the police was drawn to the scene and they swooped into action and recovered the corpse and later deposited it at the mortuary for preservation.
On Monday, the deceased relatives came to the police in Ikot Abasi for assistance. Fortunately, the vehicle had a tracking device, so the police assisted them in tracking the vehicle.
They tracked the car to Ukanafun local government area of the state, where they surrounded the place and arrested the armed officer, recovered the vehicle, and an AK-47 rifle from him,” the source added.
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