The Akwa Ibom Commissioner
of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, has ordered the arrest of a Police Inspector
attached to the state police command, Bassey Ikpe, for alleged murder of a
widow.
Mr Odiko Macdon, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo, on Wednesday.
He said that the police
commissioner had instructed the Deputy Commissioner, State Criminal
Investigations Department (SCID) to carry out thorough investigation into the
matter.
Macdon reiterated the
command’s commitment to policing, with great deal of respect for human rights.
The PPRO said that the decision of the police to finally look into the alleged murder was informed by the reports in some dailies and online media in the state.
“The attention of the Akwa
Ibom State Police Command has been drawn to publications in some dailies and
online media to the effect that a police officer attached to the state police
command, one Insp. Bassey Ikpe, reportedly beat one Mrs Deborah Nkpenie to
death, on Jan. 16.
“To authenticate this
serious allegation, CP Imohimi Edgal, the state Commissioner of Police, has
ordered the immediate arrest of the said inspector,” Macdon said.