Operatives from the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested the village chief of Utit Antai, Okon Asuquo Etteokpo, along with 12 accomplices for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three marine hunters.
According to police sources, the suspects are accused of abducting the victims, beheading them, and burying the remains in a shallow grave within a forest.
Investigations revealed that the village chief provided spiritual support to the criminal group.
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo announced the arrests during a press briefing in Uyo, detailing that the operation followed intelligence indicating the location of the victims' bodies.