The Akwa Ibom State law enforcement calls for the arrestment of a suspected fake recruiter, Uduak Akpan. He was on trial for allegedly raping and murdering a 25-year-old job seeker, Iniubong Umoren, at the Airport road area of Uyo.
According to a narration, Umoren had gone for a job interview on Thursday after Akpan allegedly lured her with a fake offer on social media. Few minutes she messaged her friend about her departure to the premise of the interview, Umoh Uduak, she was unreachable. It was discovered that her phone was eventually switched off after when Uduak heard the victim screamed from a second voice note she struggled with alleged to send.
Uduak, who raised the alarm on her Twitter handle @UmohUduak1 also added that efforts to reach her on the telephone was all to no avail as her calls were not picked before the mobile phone became unreachable.
On social media, Akpan’s identity and the location was uncovered and when he got to know that he was been looked for, the suspect absconded from his home, as explained by a correspondent.
It was discovered that the victim was buried in a shallow grave after the assailant allegedly raped and murdered her.
A quick response to the matter, the police through its Twitter handle, @PoliceNG, stated that two suspects had been arrested.
It goes, “Anti-Kidnapping Squad of Akwa Ibom State Command is already investigating this case. As a matter of fact, two suspects have been arrested. Further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPR) Odiko Macdon, in his statement on Sunday after the arrest of the assailant, said the suspect confessed to have raped and murdered the victim.
The affirmation read, “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Uduak Frank Akpan, 20, for kidnapping, raping and murdering one Miss Iniobong Umoren.
“On April 30, 2021, the command received a report on the disappearance of the victim. Following available leads, men of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the command, led by CSP Inengiye Igosi, consolidated on the initial progress made by the DPO, Uruan, SP Samuel Ezeugo, and arrested the perpetrator, who confessed to have lured his victim to his house on the pretext of giving her a job, but ended up sexually and physically assaulting her, which led to her death.
“To cover his track, he dragged and buried her in a shallow grave in his father’s compound. The deceased has been exhumed and deposited at UUTH (University of Uyo Teaching Hospital) for autopsy. The suspect confessed to have told his local government chairman of his atrocity before escaping to Calabar and was never at anytime handed over to the police by anyone.
“The suspect is a confessed serial rapist, who has owned up to raping other victims. He will be charged at the conclusion of investigation. The Commissioner of Police, Amienghene Andrew, has called on youths and jobseekers to be wary of the activities of scammers and other men of the underworld.” .
Watch video: Bereaved family members asking police to release corpse of the victim.
