A statement by a community leader and stakeholder in the area, Rex Uko, on Sunday, explained that the corpse was recovered after three days on the creek of Qua Iboe River, in the adjoining oil community of Eket LGA.
It was gathered that many of the suspects jumped into the river to evade arrest by the marine police operatives, “but unfortunately, one of them drowned, while others escaped.” He said, “The marine police operatives stationed at the Marina Beach, Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have apprehended one Mbet-obong Robson, a member of a gang of oil pipeline vandals and recovered items such as flying boat, hacksaw, generator, motorcycle, life jacket, oxygen cylinder, iron cutter and others.
“The matter was, thereafter, reported at the Divisional Police Station at Abat, headquarters of Onna. Our concerns and fears are that, if the matter of this magnitude is not properly dealt with by the law enforcement agents, their sponsors, who claimed to be the who is who, claiming ownership of the community could bribe the police to release the principal suspect to continue in the trade, which is an economic sabotage to the nation.
This guy has a boss, someone he is working for. A proper investigation should be done by the PoliceNG to apprehend who he is working with or for. But this is Nigeria!
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