The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a cult-related assault, armed robbery, and the illegal possession of a firearm and a human skull.
Other items recovered from the suspects include a locally made short gun, seven live cartridges, a bottle containing a substance suspected to be black oil, and a bottle of Guyanese oil, believed to be intended for ritualistic purposes.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed in a statement on Monday in Uyo that the arrests followed a report on August 25, 2025, from a student of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua. The student said he was ambushed and attacked along Ikot Osurua by members of a banned cult group known as the Ku Klux Klans Confraternity.
The victim, who had reportedly renounced membership of the group, was left unconscious with severe injuries. The assailants also stole his Redmi 13C Android phone and β¦41,000 in cash.
βOn August 28, 2025, operatives of the command arrested seven suspects in connection with a cult-related assault, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm and human skull,β DSP John said.
The suspects have been identified as Douglas Ambe Esikhene, Stephen Asukwo Effiong, Saviour Dany Akpan, Emmanuel Friday Umoh, Augustine Uduak Okon, Mary Ating Asukwo, and Itohowo Christopher Uko.
An investigation is ongoing, with police working to apprehend other members of the gang and recover additional items. DSP John assured that further updates would be communicated to the public.
