The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested one Uduak Frank Akpan, 20, over the kidnapping, rape and murder of one Miss Iniobong Umoren, who was declared missing a few days ago.
According to the statement released by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, the Command received a report on the disappearance of the victim Miss Iniobong Umoren on 30/04/2021.
SP Odiko MacDon in the statement, said following available leads, Men of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Command, led by Csp CSP Inengiye IGOSI, consolidated on the initial great progress made by the DPO Uruan, SP Samuel Ezeugo and arrested the perpetrator (Uduak Frank Akpan) who confessed to having lured his victim to his house in the guise of giving her a job but ended up sexually and physically assaulting her which led to her death.
To cover his tracks, he dragged and buried her in a shallow grave in his father’s compound.
The Police said the deceased has been exhumed and deposited at UUTH for autopsy.
“The suspect Uduak Frank Akpan confessed to having told his Local Government Chairman of his atrocity before escaping to Calabar and was never at any time handed over to the Police by anyone.
The suspect is a confessed serial rapist who has owned up to the raping of other victims. He will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation,” SP Odiko MacDon added.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Amienghene Andrew has called on youths and job seekers to be wary of the activities of scammers and other men of the underworld.
While appreciating the efforts of the social media family and other fighters of injustice, he has condoled with the family and friends of the deceased.