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OPERATIVES of Quick Intervention Unit, Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Sunday Michael Ben of Aka Itiam Etoi village in Uyo Local Government Area, for allegedly defiling his six-year-old daughter.

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday evening by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Odiko MacDon.

The statement added that the police command following a report also apprehended one Bright Nwoke (29) residing in Eket Local Government Area for allegedly defiling a ten-year-old girl of the same residence.

According to the statement, Nwoke who confessed to the crime stated that he had earlier sent the junior brother to go and buy a recharge card before taking the victim to his room and covering her mouth to prevent her from raising the alarm.

The Police statement reads: “On the strength of subsisting information, Operatives of Crime Prevention Squad arrested the following; one Idris Shaibu ”m, Ikechukwu Nwaoba ‘m’, Idongesit Sunday Ekpo ‘m’ and Kenneth Chukwu ‘m’ in Ikot Enua Village, Ikono L.G.A for attempting to steal crude oil.

“Exhibits recovered include; Two tankers with registration No: SAG-672-XA and MUS-853-XR, a black bag containing tools used for the illegal activities.

“Also acting on very credible information and in a painstaking operation, Operatives of Anti-Kidnapping unit of the Command, on 24/8/2023 at about 9:00 am arrested one Inemesit Bassey Effiong aka “Fifty Cent”,