As the death of late politician
and former Deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly continue to stun
citizens of Ukanafun and other persons in the State, the Akwa Ibom State Police
Commissioner, Mr Gabriel Achong has said four persons suspected to be among the
killers of the Late Hon. Okon Uwah were nabbed by the Police.
Commissioner Achong said the
four suspects(whose names he refused to disclose) got routed as a result of the
coordinated investigation of the Police, and were helping the Police in the
investigation, but however stated that the findings of the investigation “will
be made public” and “anyone found culpable will be prosecuted no matter his/her
position in the society”.
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| Gabriel Achong, AKS CP |
Mr Achong said that the Police
under his command had sensitized all political stakeholders and their
supporters/sympathizers through workshops, seminars and press releases to play
by the rules and avoid the use of abusive, inflammatory and inciting language.
He said Akwa Ibom State Police
Command was not ready to allow any disgruntled person or group to displace the
current peaceful and stable security situation enjoyed in the state, adding that
his command will not hesitate to deal
decisively, according to law, with any person or group that threatens the
public peace.
He advised parents and guardians
to monitor their children/wards to avoid being used by desperate politicians as
cannon fodders, just as he advised political stakeholders to caution their
supporters to be law abiding at all times.
He assured that the State
Police Command was totally committed and prepared to ensure a violent-free,
fair and credible 2015 general election.
In a chat with Journalists Mr
Achong said findings revealed that nine suspects were involved in the murder of
Late Hon. Okon Uwah but that five suspects were still at large. He disclosed that men and officers of his
Command had cordoned off and were combing the entire bush where the suspects
are said to be hiding and that before this week is out God would help them to
arrest the remaining five persons at large.
He said when all the suspects
are caught they would be charged to Court in their names as suspects to the
crime not as political party members, advising that political Parties should be
left out of the issue and that people should not play politics with human life
in times like this.
He warned Journalists to beware
of what they report in the newspapers, adding that they should not overheat the
polity with fabricated news stories but report facts at all times. He threatened to arrest any Journalist who
makes any false report against any person that would petition his office. “Justify what
you write and note that you are writing about somebody”, Mr Achong said.
However, the former Deputy Speaker, Obong Okon Uwah was killed
while on a campaign meeting at Ikot Akpan, Nkek, Ukanafun local government area
on Wednesday March 18, 2015. Okon Uwah
was a member of some professional bodies, a candidate of All Progressives
Congress(APC) for Ukanafun State Constituency in the 2015 elections and a
philanthropist.
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