The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested 178 suspects and recovered 69 firearms during a statewide operation aimed at dismantling criminal networks. The figures are presented as results of a crackdown conducted over a period described by reports as within five months. Police officials attribute the recovery to sustained enforcement activities across the state, and they characterize the outcome as among the command’s most significant breakthroughs this year.
According to the state police commissioner, the results were disclosed during a press briefing held at the police command headquarters in Uyo. Both outlets report the same overall totals—178 arrests and 69 firearms recovered—without providing details on the suspects’ alleged offenses, the specific locations where weapons were seized, or the number of cases opened following the arrests. The reports focus on the scale of the operation and the police command’s statement on progress in combating criminality in Akwa Ibom.
